Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet

13 Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 [fn]By the time supper ended, the devil had put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4 so he rose from supper, laid aside his outer garments, took a towel, and wrapped it around his waist. 5 After that, he put water into the washbasin and began to wash his disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around his waist. 6 When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are yoʋ going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing yoʋ do not now understand, but afterward yoʋ will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “Yoʋ shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash yoʋ, yoʋ have no part with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.” 10 Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed has no need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you.” 11 (For he knew who would betray him; that is why he said, “You are not all clean.”)

12 When Jesus had washed their feet and collected his garments, he reclined again at the table and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. 18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know those whom I have chosen for myself. But the Scripture must be fulfilled: ‘He who eats [fn]bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’ 19 I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that I am he. 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”