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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.”
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After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
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The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.
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One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
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So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.
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Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
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Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
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And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
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But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.
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Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
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As soon as he had received the morsel, Judas went out into the night.
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When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
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If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
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Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
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A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
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By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
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“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
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“Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
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“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.