1 Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God, 4 arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?"

7 Jesus answered him, "You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."

8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!"

Jesus answered him, "If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me."

9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!"

10 Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you." 11 For he knew him who would betray him; therefore he said, "You are not all clean." 12 So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you. 16 Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

1 逾越节以前， 耶稣知道自己离开这世界回到父那里去的时候到了。他既然爱世上属于自己的人， 就爱他们到底。

2 吃晚饭的时候（魔鬼已经把出卖耶稣的意念放在西门的儿子加略人犹大的心里），

3 耶稣知道父已经把万有交在他手中， 并且知道自己从 神而来， 又要回到 神那里去，

4 就起身离席， 脱去外衣， 拿一条手巾束腰。

5 然后他倒了一盆水， 洗门徒的脚， 并且用束腰的手巾擦干。

6 轮到西门．彼得， 彼得就说： "主啊， 你要洗我的脚吗？"

7 耶稣回答： "我所作的， 你现在不知道， 以后就会明白。"

8 彼得说： "不行， 你千万不可洗我的脚！ "耶稣说： "如果我不洗你的脚， 你就与我没有关系了。"

9 西门．彼得说： "主啊， 那就不单洗我的脚， 连我的手和头都洗吧！ "

10 耶稣说： "洗过澡的人， 全身都洁净， 只需要洗脚就可以了。你们是洁净的， 但不是人人都是这样。"

11 原来耶稣知道谁要出卖他， 所以他说"你们不是人人都是洁净的"。

12 耶稣洗完了门徒的脚， 就穿上外衣， 再坐下来， 对他们说： "我给你们作的， 你们明白吗？

13 你们称呼我‘老师， 主’， 你们说得对， 我本来就是。

14 我是主， 是老师， 尚且洗你们的脚， 你们也应当彼此洗脚。

15 我作了你们的榜样， 是要你们也照着我所作的去行。

16 我实实在在告诉你们， 仆人不能大过主人， 奉差遣的也不能大过差他的人。

17 你们既然知道这些事， 如果去实行， 就有福了。