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Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet

¹ Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, and^[a] having loved his^[b] own in the world, loved them to the end. ² And as^[c] a dinner was taking place, when^[d] the devil had already put into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him, ³ because he^[e] knew that the Father had given him all things into his^[f] hands, and that he had come forth from God and was going away to God, ⁴ he got up from the dinner and took off his^[g] outer clothing, and taking a towel, tied it^[h] around himself. ⁵ Then he poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them^[i] dry with the towel which he had tied around himself.^[j]

⁶ Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these things." ⁸ Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet forever!"^[k] Jesus replied to him, "Unless I wash you, you do not have a share with me." ⁹ Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my^[l] hands and my^[m] head!" ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "The one who has bathed only needs^[n] to wash his^[o] feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you." ¹¹ (For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, "Not all of you are clean.")

¹² So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer clothing and reclined at table again, he said to them, "Do you understand what I have done for you? ¹³ You call me ‘Teacher' and ‘Lord,' and you speak correctly, for I am. ¹⁴ If then I—your^[p] Lord and Teacher—wash your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that just as I have done for you, you also do. ¹⁶ Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷ If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.

¹⁸ "I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'^{[q] 19} From now on I am telling you before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe that I am he.^{[r] 20} Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."

Jesus Predicts Judas' Betrayal

²¹ When he^[s] had said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, "Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray me." ²² The disciples began looking^[t] at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking. ²³ One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close beside^[u] Jesus. ²⁴ So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking. ²⁵ He leaned back^[v] accordingly against Jesus' chest and^[w] said to him, "Lord, who is it?" ²⁶ Jesus replied, "It is he to whom I dip the piece of bread and give it^[x] to him." Then after^[y] dipping the piece of bread, he gave it^[z][aa] to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷ And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you are doing, do quickly!" ²⁸ (Now no one of those reclining at table knew for what reason he said this to him. ²⁹ For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Purchase what we need^[ab] for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.) ³⁰ So after he^[ac] had taken the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. ³² If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately. ³³ Children, yet a little time I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, "Where I am going you cannot come," now I say also to you.

³⁴ "A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another—just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ³⁵ By this everyone will know that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another."

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied,^[ad] "Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later." ³⁷ Peter said to him, "Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!" ³⁸ Jesus replied, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!