It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that
the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The
evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son
of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things
under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he
got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around
his waist. After that, he poured water
into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel
that was wrapped around him. He came to
Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I
am doing, but later you will understand.” “No,”
said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you,
you have no part with me.” “Then, Lord,”
Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath
need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of
you.” For he knew who was going to
betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean. When 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. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly
so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your
feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that
you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is
greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now
that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. John 13:1-17
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