John 13:1-11

Worldwide English (New Testament)

13 Before the Passover Feast had started, Jesus saw that the time had come for him to leave this world. The time had come for him to go back to his Father. He loved his own people who were in the world. And he loved them the same way right to the end.

² He and his disciples were eating together. The devil had already put it into Judas' heart to give Jesus over to people who hated him. (Judas was the son of Simon Iscariot.)

³ Jesus knew that his Father had put everything into his hands. He knew he had come from God. He knew he was going back to God.

⁴ Jesus stood up where he had been eating. He took off his outer clothing. And he took a towel and tied it around him.

⁵ Then he poured water into a pan and began to wash the disciples' feet. He wiped their feet with the towel he had tied around him.

⁶ He came to Simon Peter. Peter said to him, `Lord, are you going to wash my feet?'

⁷ Jesus answered him, `You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand it later.'

⁸ Peter said to him, `You will never wash my feet!' Jesus answered him, `If I do not wash you, then you do not belong to me.'

⁹ Simon Peter said to him, `Lord, wash my feet, and my hands, and my head also!'

¹⁰ Jesus said, `A person who has bathed himself needs to wash his feet only. He is all clean. You are clean, but not all of you.'

¹¹ Jesus knew who was going to give him over to people who hated him. That is why he said, `You are not all clean.'