John 13:2-12

2 During supper, ¹the devil having already put into the heart of ²Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,

3 Jesus, ³knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that ⁴He had come forth from God and was going back to God,

4 got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He ⁵girded Himself.

Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet

5 Then He poured water into the basin, and began to ⁶wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

6 So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, "Lord, do You wash my feet?"

7 Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand ⁷hereafter *."

8 Peter said to Him, "Never * shall You wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "⁸If I do not wash you, ⁹you have no part with Me."

9 Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head."

10 Jesus said to him, "He who has bathed needs only * * to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and ¹⁰you are clean, but not all of you."

11 For ¹¹He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, "Not all of you are clean."

12 So when He had washed their feet, and ¹²taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?

Cross References

• 1. John 6:70; John 13:27
• 2. John 6:71
• 3. John 3:35
• 4. John 8:42
• 5. Luke 12:37; Luke 17:8
• 6. Genesis 18:4; Genesis 19:2; Genesis 43:24; Judg Genesis 19:21; Luke 7:44; 1 Timothy 5:10
• 7. John 13:12f
• 8. Psalms 51:2, 7; Ezekiel 36:25; Acts 22:16; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 10:22
• 9. Deuteronomy 12:12; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 12:16
• 10. John 15:3; Ephesians 5:26
• 11. John 6:64; John 13:2
• 12. John 13:4