John 13:5-18

New King James Version

⁵ After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. ⁶ Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, ^(A)“Lord, are You washing my feet?”

⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you ^(B)do not understand now, ^(C)but you will know after this.”

⁸ Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”

Jesus answered him, ^(D)“If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”

⁹ Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and ^(E)you are clean, but not all of you.” ¹¹ For ^(F)He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”

¹² So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you ^[a]know what I have done to you? ^13 (G)You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. ^14 (H)If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, ^(I)you also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵ For ^(J)I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. ^16 (K)Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. ^17 (L)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

Jesus Identifies His Betrayer^(M)

¹⁸ “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the ^(N)Scripture may be fulfilled, ^(O)‘He who eats ^[b]bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’