1 Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God, 4 arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?"

7 Jesus answered him, "You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."

8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!"

Jesus answered him, "If I don’t 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, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you." 11 For he knew him who would betray him; therefore he said, "You are not all clean." 12 So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you. 16 Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

1 En voor die fees van die pasga het Jesus, omdat Hy wis dat sy uur gekom het dat Hy uit hierdie wêreld sou oorgaan na die Vader, en omdat Hy sy eie mense in die wêreld liefgehad het, hulle liefgehad tot die einde toe.

2 En gedurende die maaltyd -- die duiwel het dit al in die hart van Judas Isk riot, die seun van Simon, ingegee om Hom te verraai --

3 het Jesus, omdat Hy wis dat die Vader alles in sy hande gegee het en dat Hy van God uitgegaan het en na God heengaan,

4 van die maaltyd opgestaan en sy bo-klere uitgetrek en 'n doek geneem en dit om Hom vasgemaak.

5 Daarna het Hy water in 'n bak gegooi en die voete van die dissipels begin was en afdroog met die doek wat Hy omgehad het.

6 Hy kom toe by Simon Petrus en die sê vir Hom: Here, gaan U my voete was?

7 Jesus antwoord en sê vir hom: Wat Ek doen, begryp jy nou nie, maar jy sal dit hierna verstaan.

8 Petrus sê vir Hom: U sal my voete in der ewigheid nie was nie! Jesus antwoord hom: As Ek jou nie was nie, het jy geen deel aan My nie.

9 Simon Petrus sê vir Hom: Here, nie net my voete nie, maar ook die hande en die hoof.

10 Jesus sê vir hom: Hy wat gewas is, het niks anders nodig as om die voete te was nie, maar is heeltemal rein; en julle is rein, maar nie almal nie.

11 Want Hy het geweet wie Hom sou verraai. Daarom het Hy gesê: Julle is nie almal rein nie.

12 Toe Hy dan hulle voete gewas en sy bo-klere geneem het, gaan Hy weer aan tafel en sê vir hulle: Verstaan julle wat Ek aan julle gedoen het?

13 Julle noem My Meester en Here, en julle is reg, want Ek is dit.

14 As Ek dan, die Here en die Meester, julle voete gewas het, is julle ook verplig om mekaar se voete te was.

15 Want Ek het julle 'n voorbeeld gegee om, net soos Ek aan julle gedoen het, ook so te doen.

16 Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, 'n dienskneg is nie groter as sy heer nie, en 'n gesant is ook nie groter as die een wat hom gestuur het nie.

17 As julle hierdie dinge weet, salig is julle as julle dit doen.