John 13:1 meaning and explanation

It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.

John 13:1, Berean Standard Bible

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John opens the final evening of Jesus' life by naming the feast and the hour. The Passover was near, and Jesus knew his hour had come to leave the world and return to the Father.

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