Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
1 Now ch. 12:1before See ch. 6:4the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that See ch. 12:23his hour had come ver. 3;ch. 16:28to depart out of this world to the Father, ver. 34having loved ch. 1:11;17:6,9-11his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when ver. 11, 27;[Acts 5:3]; See ch. 6:70, 71the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing See ch. 17:2;Matt. 11:27;Rev. 2:27that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that ch. 8:42;16:28he had come from God and See ch. 14:12was going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, [ch. 21:7;Luke 22:27]tied it around his waist. 5 Then he [2 Kgs. 3:11]poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.