1 Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;
2 so at supper, knowing that though the devil had suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
3 the Father had put everything into his hands ??knowing that he had come from God and was going to God,
4 he rose from table, laid aside his robe, and tied a towel round him,
5 then poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, wiping them with the towel he had tied round him.
7 Jesus answered him, "You do not understand just now what I am doing, but you will understand it later on."
8 Said Peter, "You will never wash my feet, never!" "Unless I wash you," Jesus replied, "you will not share my lot."
10 Jesus said, "He who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed; he is clean all over. And you are clean ??but not all of you"
11 (he knew the traitor; that was why he said, "You are not all clean").
12 Then, after washing their feet and putting on his robe, he lay down again. "Do you know," he said to them, "what I have been doing to you?
13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right: that is what I am.
14 Well, if I have washed your feet, I who am your Lord and Teacher, you are bound to wash one another's feet;
15 for I have been setting you an example, that you should do what I have done to you.
16 Truly, truly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.
17 If you know all this, blessed are you if you really do it.
18 When I say 'you,' I do not mean you all; I know the men of my choice, and I made my choice that this scripture might be fulfilled, he who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.
19 I am telling you this now, before it occurs, so that when it has occurred you may believe who I am.
20 (Truly, truly I tell you, he who receives anyone I send receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.)"
21 On saying this, Jesus was disquieted in spirit: he testified and said, "Truly, truly I tell you, one of you will betray me."
22 The disciples looked at each other, at a loss to know which of them he meant.
23 As one of his disciples was reclining on his breast ??he was the favourite of Jesus ??24 Peter nodded to him, saying, "Tell us who he means."
25 The disciple just leant back on the breast of Jesus and said, "Lord, who is it?"
26 Jesus answered, "The man I am going to give this piece of bread to, when I dip it in the dish." Then he took the piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;
27 and when he took the bread, at that moment Satan entered him. Then Jesus told him, "Be quick with what you have to do."
28 (None of those at table understood why he said this to him;
29 some of them thought that as Judas kept the money-box, Jesus told him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the poor.)
30 So Judas went out immediately after taking the bread. And it was night.
31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, Now at last the Son of man is glorified, and in him God is glorified: [if God is glorified in him,]
32 God will glorify him in Himself and glorify him at once.
33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer; then you will look for me, and, as I told the Jews I tell you now, where I go you cannot come.
34 I give you a new command, to love one another ??as I have loved you, you are to love one another.
35 By this everyone will recognize that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."
36 "Lord," said Simon Peter, "where are you going?" Jesus replied, "I am going where you cannot follow me at present; later on you will follow me."