Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Jesus Loves His Own To The End

13 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus— knowing^[a] that His hour came for Him to pass from this world to the Father— having loved His own ones in the world, loved them to the end^[b].

At Dinner, Jesus Washes The Feet of The Twelve As an Example For Them To Follow

² And dinner taking-place^[c], the devil having already put into his heart that Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, should hand Him over— ³ Jesus, knowing^[d] that the Father gave Him all things into His hands, and that He came forth from God and is going to God, ⁴ arises from the dinner and lays-down His [outer] garments. And having taken a towel, He tied it around Himself. ⁵ Then He puts water into the wash-basin. And He began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel which had been tied-around Himself. ⁶ Then He comes to Simon Peter. He says to Him, “Lord, do You wash my feet?” ⁷ Jesus responded and said to him, “You do not know what I am doing now, but you will understand after these things”. ⁸ Peter says to Him, “You will never wash my feet, ever!” Jesus responded to him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part^[e] with Me”. ⁹ Simon Peter says to Him, “Lord, wash not my feet only, but also the hands and the head!” ¹⁰ Jesus says to him, “The one having bathed has no need except to wash his feet, but is entirely clean. And you^[f] are clean— but not all of you”. ¹¹ For He knew the one handing Him over. For this reason He said that “You are not all clean”. ¹² Then when He washed their feet, and took His garments, and fell back again [to eat], He said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you? ¹³ You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’— and you speak rightly, for I am. ¹⁴ Therefore if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to be washing the feet of one another. ¹⁵ For I gave you an example, in order that you also should be doing just as I did for you. ¹⁶ Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one having sent him. ¹⁷ If you know these things, you are blessed if you are doing them.