John 13:1-20 - Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet

¹ Before the feast of Easter, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father; When he loved his which were in the world, unto the end he loved them;

² And when supper was ended, after that, the devil had put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him. ³ Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; ⁴ He rose from supper, and laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel, and gird himself. ⁵ After that, poured he water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was gird.

⁶ Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?"

⁷ Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter."

⁸ Peter said unto him, "Thou shalt not wash my feet while the world standeth." Jesus answered him, "If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me."

⁹ Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord not my feet only: but also my hands and my head."

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "He that is washed needeth not, save to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And ye are clean: but not all." ¹¹ For he knew his betrayer. Therefore said he, "Ye are not all clean."

¹² After he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them, "Know ye what I have done to you? ¹³ Ye call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and ye say well, for so am I. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

¹⁶ Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master; Neither the messenger greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷ If ye understand these things, happy are ye if ye do them. ¹⁸ "I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: But that the scripture be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁹ Now tell I you, before it come: that when it is come to pass ye might believe that I am he. ²⁰ Verily, verily I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me. And he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me."