⁵ Then he said, “Do not come near; ^(A)take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

²⁴ Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross and follow me.

Nun

⁴ rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, ^(A)tied it around his waist. ⁵ Then he ^(B)poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.