3 Jesus knew that the Father had placed everything under his authority,13:3. Literally, "into his hands." and that he had come from God and was going back to God. 4 So Jesus stood up from eating supper, took off his robe and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 He poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who asked him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"
7 Jesus replied, "You won’t realize what I’m doing for you now. But one day you’ll understand."
8 "No!" Peter protested. "You’ll never wash my feet!"
Jesus replied, "If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me."
12 After Jesus had washed their feet, he put his robe back on, and sat down. "Do you understand what I’ve done to you?" he asked them. 13 "You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that’s who I am. 14 So if I, your Teacher and Lord, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example, so you should do just as I did.