“Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. John 13 contains 38 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.