John 13:1-6

Foot washing

1 Before the Festival of Passover, Jesus knew that his time had come to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them fully.

2 Jesus and his disciples were sharing the evening meal. The devil had already provoked Judas, Simon Iscariot's son, to betray Jesus.

3 Jesus knew the Father had given everything into his hands and that he had come from God and was returning to God.

4 So he got up from the table and took off his robes. Picking up a linen towel, he tied it around his waist.

5 Then he poured water into a washbasin and began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he was wearing.

6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"