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12 Depois de lhes ter lavado os pés, tornou a vestir a túnica, sentou-se e perguntou-lhes: “Compreendem o que eu fiz? 13 Chamam-me Mestre e Senhor, e fazem bem, porque é verdade. 14 E uma vez que eu, Senhor e Mestre, vos lavei os pés, também devem lavar os pés uns aos outros. 15 Dei-vos o exemplo! Façam como eu vos fiz! 16 É realmente como vos digo: o servo não é maior do que o seu senhor, nem o mensageiro maior do que quem o enviou! 17 Agora que sabem estas coisas, serão felizes se as praticarem.

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10-12 Jesus said, “If you’ve had a bath in the morning, you only need your feet washed now and you’re clean from head to toe. My concern, you understand, is holiness, not hygiene. So now you’re clean. But not every one of you.” (He knew who was betraying him. That’s why he said, “Not every one of you.”) After he had finished washing their feet, he took his robe, put it back on, and went back to his place at the table.

12-17 Then he said, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You address me as ‘Teacher’ and ‘Master,’ and rightly so. That is what I am. So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other’s feet. I’ve laid down a pattern for you. What I’ve done, you do. I’m only pointing out the obvious. A servant is not ranked above his master; an employee doesn’t give orders to the employer. If you understand what I’m telling you, act like it—and live a blessed life.

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