John 13:4-14

⁴So Jesus stood up from eating supper, took off his robe and wrapped a towel around his waist.

⁵He poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had wrapped around him.

⁶He came to Simon Peter, who asked him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

⁷Jesus replied, “You won't realize what I'm doing for you now. But one day you'll understand.”

⁸“No!” Peter protested. “You'll never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “If I don't wash you, you have no part with me.”

⁹“Then, Lord, wash not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” Simon Peter exclaimed.

¹⁰Jesus responded, “Those who have had a bath only need to wash their feet and then they're clean all over. You are clean—but not all of you.”

¹¹For he knew who was going to betray him. That's why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

¹²After Jesus had washed their feet, he put his robe back on, and sat down. “Do you understand what I've done to you?” he asked them.

¹³“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that's who I am.

¹⁴So if I, your Teacher and Lord, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet.