Bible Gateway passage: John 13:1-17 - New International Version (2024)

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13It was just before the Passover Festival.^(A) Jesus knew that the hour had come^(B) for him to leave this world and go to the Father.^(C) Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

²The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.^{(D) 3}Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power,^(E) and that he had come from God^(F) and was returning to God; ⁴so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.^{(G) 5}After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet,^(H) drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

⁶He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

⁷Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”^(I)

⁸“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

⁹“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”

¹⁰Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean,^(J) though not every one of you.”^{(K) 11}For he knew who was going to betray him,^(L) and that was why he said not every one was clean.

¹²When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. ¹³“You call me ‘Teacher’^(M) and ‘Lord,’^(N) and rightly so, for that is what I am. ¹⁴Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.^{(O) 15}I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.^{(P) 16}Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,^(Q) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.^(R)

Cross references

1. John 13:1 : S Jn 11:55
2. John 13:1 : S Mt 26:18
3. John 13:1 : Jn 16:28
4. John 13:2 : S Mt 10:4
5. John 13:3 : S Mt 28:18
6. John 13:3 : Jn 8:42; 16:27, 28, 30; 17:8
7. John 13:4 : S Mt 20:28
8. John 13:5 : S Lk 7:44
9. John 13:7 : ver 12
10. John 13:10 : Jn 15:3
11. John 13:10 : ver 18
12. John 13:11 : S Mt 10:4
13. John 13:13 : Mt 26:18; Jn 11:28
14. John 13:13 : S Mt 28:18; Lk 1:43; 2:11; 6:46; 11:1; Ac 10:36; Ro 10:9, 12; 14:9; 1Co 12:3; Php 2:11; Col 2:6
15. John 13:14 : 1Pe 5:5
16. John 13:15 : S Mt 11:29; S 1Ti 4:12
17. John 13:16 : Mt 10:24; Lk 6:40; Jn 15:20
18. John 13:17 : Mt 7:24, 25; Lk 11:28; Jas 1:25