John 13:3-16

Revised Geneva Translation

³ Jesus - knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and went to God -

⁴ He rose from supper and laid aside His garments and took a towel and wrapped Himself.

⁵ After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel in which He was wrapped.

⁶ Then He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, “Lord, You wash my feet?”

⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do, you do not know now. But you shall know it hereafter.”

⁸ Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you shall have no part with Me.”

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

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “He who is washed needs only to wash his feet, but is wholly clean. And you are clean, but not all.”

¹¹ For He knew who would betray Him. Therefore, He said, “You are not all clean.”

¹² So, after He had washed their feet and had taken His garments and had sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?

¹³ “You call Me Master, and Lord. And you say well. For so I am.

¹⁴ “If I, then, your Lord and Master, has washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

¹⁵ “For I have given you an example, so that you should do just as I have done to you.

¹⁶ “Truly, truly I say to you, the servant is not greater than his master, nor the messenger greater than the one who sent him.