Significantly, John introduced his coverage of the events of that momentous evening by saying: “Because he knew before the festival of the passover that his hour had come for him to move out of this world to the Father, Jesus, having loved his own that were in the world, loved them to the end. ” ​ — John 13: 1.
یوحنا گزارش وقایع آن شب را چنین آغاز کرد :‏ « چون عیسی دانست که ساعت او رسیده است تا از این جهان به جانب پدر برود ،‏ خاصّان خود را که در این جهان محبّت می‌نمود ،‏ ایشان را تا به آخر محبت نمود .‏ » —‏ یوحنا ۱۳ :‏ ۱‏ .‏