John 13:1-17
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
1 Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father.(A) Having loved His own who were in the world,(B) He loved them to the end.(a)
2 Now by the time of supper, the Devil(C) had already put it into the heart of Judas,(D) Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray(E) Him.
3 Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands,(F) that He had come from God,(G) and that He was going back to God.(H)
4 So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe,(I) took a towel, and tied it around Himself.(J)
5 Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.
8 “You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said.
Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”
Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”
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.”
11 For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”
The Meaning of Footwashing
12 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined(b) again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you?
13 You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am.
14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.(M)
15 For I have given you an example(N) that you also should do just as I have done for you.
Footnotes:
a.
John 13:1: completely or always
b.
John 13:12: At important meals the custom was to recline on a mat at a low table and lean on the left elbow.
c.
John 13:16: Or lord