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After Jesus had washed their feet, he put his outer garment back on and returned to his place at the table. "Do you understand what I have just done to you?" he asked.
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"You call me Teacher and Lord, and it is right that you do so, because that is what I am.
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I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another's feet.
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I have set an example for you, so that you will do just what I have done for you.
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I am telling you the truth: no slaves are greater than their master, and no messengers are greater than the one who sent them.
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Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!
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"I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, "The man who shared my food turned against me.'
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I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that "I Am Who I Am.'
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I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me."
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After Jesus had said this, he was deeply troubled and declared openly, "I am telling you the truth: one of you is going to betray me."
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The disciples looked at one another, completely puzzled about whom he meant.