because he[a] knew that the Father had given him all things into his[b] hands, and that he had come forth from God and was going away to God, he got up from the dinner and took off his[c] outer clothing, and taking a towel, tied it[d] around himself. Then he poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them[e] dry with the towel which he had tied around himself.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. John 13:3 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
  2. John 13:3 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. John 13:4 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. John 13:4 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. John 13:5 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  6. John 13:5 Literally “with which he was girded”