Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

Then He *poured water into the basin, and began (A)washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which He had tied around Himself. So He *came to Simon Peter. He *said to Him, “Lord, You are washing my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand (B)later.” Peter *said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, (C)If I do not wash you, (D)you have no [a]place with Me.” Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus *said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet; otherwise he is completely clean. And (E)you are clean—but [b]not all of you.” 11 For (F)He knew the one who was betraying Him; it was for this reason that He said, “Not all of you are clean.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 13:8 Or part
  2. John 13:10 I.e., not each one

After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet,(A) 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.”(B)

“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!”

10 Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean,(C) though not every one of you.”(D) 11 For he knew who was going to betray him,(E) and that was why he said not every one was clean.

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