John 13:17, 30

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“If you know these things, happy are you if you do them…He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.”

These questions arise: Did Judas take the Passover and did Christ wash his feet and eat with him? Read Jn 13:12. Obviously Christ did wash Judas’ feet and did eat dinner with him (Jn 13:30 —notice the term “received the sop,” or Jn 13:26, “dipped the sop”). These are references to eating a meal.

This account is important because it demonstrates the tremendous love that Christ has toward everyone, including Judas who would momentarily betray Him that very evening! Jesus was even willing to wash this man’s feet and eat with him right up to the very moment of betrayal.

However, it is very important to note that Judas did not have the proper attitude for taking the Passover symbols of the bread and wine. This point is vital to consider because of its example. God does not want “just anyone” to partake of this most holy service (Matthew 26:21 proves this), to be observed only once each year.

While John’s gospel does not record the actual taking of the bread and wine, Matthew’s does. The same conversation is shown in both gospels. At the end of the conversation in John, it states that Judas left immediately. In Matthew, however, it is evident that the point at which Judas must have left is after Mt 26:24.

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