Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his
hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the
Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come
from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside
his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples'
feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my
feet?” Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand
now, but afterward you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You
shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash
you, you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord,
not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him,
“The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet,
but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of
you.” For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not
all of you are clean.”
When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and
resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have
done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for
so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,
you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an
example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly,
truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor
is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these
things, blessed are you if you do them. I am not speaking of all of
you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be
fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ I
am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does
take place you may believe that I am he. Truly, truly, I say to
you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever
receives me receives the one who sent me.”
After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and
testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”
The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke.
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at
Jesus' side, so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he
was speaking. So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to
him, “Lord, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will
give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had
dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus
said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” Now no one at
the table knew why he said this to him. Some thought that, because
Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need
for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. So,
after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And
it was night.
When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man
glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him,
God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once.
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek
me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,
‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ A new commandment I give to
you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also
are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are
my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus
answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you
will follow afterward.” Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not
follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered,
“Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you,
the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.
