John 13:1-11

New Matthew Bible

Christ washes the disciples’ feet, tells them of Judas the traitor, and commands them to love one another earnestly.

13 Before the feast of Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, to the end he loved them. ² And when supper was ended, after the devil had put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 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, ⁴ arose from supper and laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel and girded himself. ⁵ After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.

⁶ Then he came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, Lord, shall you wash my feet? ⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will know hereafter. ⁸ Peter said to him, You shall not wash my feet while the world stands! Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you will have no part with me. ⁹ Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head! ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, He who is washed needs not but to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And you my disciples are clean – but not all. ¹¹ For he knew his betrayer. Therefore he said, you are not all clean.