And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
In John’s account we read the above narrative right after Jesus washes the disciples’ feet. Imagine what type of unconditional love must flow from the heart of Jesus to be able to first wash their feet and second wash the feet of someone who would betray Him within just a short time frame from this moment. Jesus came into the world because He so loved the world that He gave His life for the world’s sin. He even came to give is life for those who would reject Him and who would hate Him. As Jesus tells the disciples these things they all begin to wonder, “Is it I?” Why? Remember, they will all run and hide and forsake Him. Even Peter. Yet, one will betray and they all looked inside their souls and wondered if they could be the one. It was one who fellowships with them. It was one who was sent out to cast out demons in previous chapters. It was one who passed out food to fee the 5,000 and the 4,000. It was one who saw Lazarus raised from the dead. This is one who was along side the others at the Sermon on the Mount and learned the deep truths in private sessions with Jesus. Yet, this is one who for 30 pieces of silver would betray him later in this chapter with a kiss. Yet, Jesus would wash his feet and eat with him during the Passover supper. Would we show this much unconditional love?
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