John 13:1–11

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. ^pHaving loved His own who were in the world, ^qHe loved them to the end. ^r

²Now by the time of supper, the Devil ^shad already put it into the heart of Judas, ^tSimon Iscariot’s son, to betray ^uHim. ³Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands, ^vthat He had come from God, ^wand that He was going back to God. ^x4So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, ^ytook a towel, and tied it around Himself. ^z5Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.

⁶He came to Simon Peter, ^awho asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

⁷Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t understand now, but afterward you will know.” ^b

⁸“You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said.

Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”

⁹Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”

¹⁰“One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely ^•clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” ¹¹For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”