Questions and Answers in Christian Treasury, Questions and Answers: Meaning of "He Loved Them Unto the End"? (13:1)
QUESTION: What does "He loved them unto the end" mean in John 13:1?
ANSWER: Christ's love is eternal; it cannot cease nor change. It is proved by what He did on the cross (Eph. 5:25). In the present it is shown by what He is doing (Eph. 5:26), in the future by what He will do (Eph. 5:27), and in the glory we will still feast and delight our souls in His love. So here on the journey, until it end, we can count on Him to care for and provide all we need spiritually and temporally. There is no end to His love. "The end" here must, therefore, mean all the way through (Heb. 7:25).
"Yea, I have loved theewith an everlasting love:therefore with lovingkindnesshave I drawn thee.”
Jer. 31:3