1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simons son, to betray Him,

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

4 rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.

5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

6 Then He comes to Simon Peter. And Peter says to Him, Lord, do You wash my feet?

7 Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will come to understand after this.

8 Peter said to Him, You shall certainly not ever wash my feet! Jesus answered him, If I do not 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, He who is bathed has no other need than to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not everyone.

11 For He knew who was betraying Him; therefore He said, Not everyone of you is clean.

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

13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am.

14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one anothers feet.

15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

16 Truly, truly, I say to you, A servant is not greater than his master; nor is the messenger greater than the one sending him.

17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.