Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
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Barnes' Notes
The feast of the passover - See the notes at Mat 26:2, Mat 26:17. His hour was come - The hour appointed in the purpose of God for him to die, Joh 12:27. Having loved his own - Having given to them…
Adam Clarke
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew, etc. - Or, as some translate, Now Jesus having known, before the feast of the passover, that his hour was come, etc. The supper mentioned in Joh…
It has generally been taken for granted by commentators that Christ's washing his disciples' feet, and the discourse that followed it, were the same night in which he was betrayed, and at the same…
Cambridge Bible
Now before the feast of the passover These words give a date not to any one word in the verse, whether -knew" or -having loved" or -loved," but to the narrative which follows. Their most natural…
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