³ Jesus, ^(A)knowing that the Father had handed all things over to Him, and that ^(B)He had come forth from God and was going back to God, ⁴ *got up from supper and *laid His outer garments aside; and He took a towel and ^(C)tied it around Himself.

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

⁵ Then He *poured water into the basin, and began ^(D)washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which He had tied around Himself. ⁶ So He *came to Simon Peter. He *said to Him, “Lord, You are washing my feet?” ⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand ^(E)later.” ⁸ Peter *said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “^(F)If I do not wash you, ^(G)you have no ^[a]place with Me.” ⁹ 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 ^(H)you are clean—but ^[b]not all of you.” ¹¹ For ^(I)He knew the one who was betraying Him; it was for this reason that He said, “Not all of you are clean.”

¹² Then, when He had washed their feet, and ^(J)taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? ¹³ You call Me ^(K)‘Teacher’ and ^(L)‘Lord’; and ^[c]you are correct, for so I am. ¹⁴ So if I, ^(M)the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵ For I gave you ^(N)an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you. ¹⁶ Truly, truly I say to you, ^(O)a slave is not greater than his master, nor is ^[d](P)one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷ If you know these things, you are ^(Q)blessed if you do them.