³Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power,^z and that he had come from God^a and was returning to God; ⁴so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.^b ⁵After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet,^c drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

⁶He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

⁷Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”^d

⁸“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

⁹“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”

¹⁰Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean,^e though not every one of you.”^f ¹¹For he knew who was going to betray him,^g and that was why he said not every one was clean.

¹²When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. ¹³“You call me ‘Teacher’^h and ‘Lord,’ⁱ and rightly so, for that is what I am. ¹⁴Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.^j ¹⁵I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.^k ¹⁶Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,^l nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.^m

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

¹⁸“I am not referring to all of you;ⁿ I know those I have chosen.^o But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture:^p ‘He who shared my bread^q has turned^a^r against me.’^b^s

¹⁹“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe^t that I am who I am.^u ²⁰Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”^v

Read in Logos

John 13:13: You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.

Footnotes

aGreek has lifted up his heel
b Psalm 41:9

Cross references

zSee Mt 28:18
a Jn 8:42; 16:27, 28, 30; 17:8
bSee Mt 20:28
cSee Lk 7:44
dver 12
e Jn 15:3
fver 18
gSee Mt 10:4
h Mt 26:18; Jn 11:28
iSee Mt 28:18; Lk 1:43; 2:11; 6:46; 11:1; Ac 10:36; Ro 10:9, 12; 14:9; 1 Co 12:3; Php 2:11; Col 2:6
j 1 Pe 5:5
kSee Mt 11:29; See 1 Ti 4:12
l Mt 10:24; Lk 6:40; Jn 15:20
m Mt 7:24, 25; Lk 11:28; Jas 1:25
nver 10
o Jn 15:16, 19
pSee Mt 1:22
q Mt 26:23
r Jn 6:70
s Ps 41:9
t Jn 14:29; 16:4
u Jn 4:26; 8:24
vSee Mt 10:40