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Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
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So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
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After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
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He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
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Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
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“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
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“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
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Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
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For He knew who would betray Him. That is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
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When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you?
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You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
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So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
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I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
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Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
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If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
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I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
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I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
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Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”