John 13:12–20

^12*After Jesus had washed their feet, he put his outer garment back on and returned to his place at the table. “Do you understand what I have just done to you?” he asked. ^13*“You call me Teacher and Lord, and it is right that you do so, because that is what I am. ^14*I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another’s feet. ^15*I have set an example for you, so that you will do just what I have done for you. ^16*I am telling you the truth: slaves are never greater than their master, and messengers are never greater than the one who sent them. ¹⁷Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!

^18*“I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, ‘The man who shared my food turned against me.’ ¹⁹I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that ‘I Am Who I Am.’ ^20*I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”