³ Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he had come from God and was going to God,^{(A) 4} got up from supper, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself.^{(B) 5} Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him.

¹² After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had reclined again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? ¹³ You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for that is what I am.^{(A) 14} So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.^{(B) 15} For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.^{(C) 16} Very truly, I tell you, slaves are not greater than their master, nor are messengers^[a] greater than the one who sent them.^{(D) 17} If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.