1Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world He loved them to the end. ³⁹⁴

Jesus washes the disciples' feet

2And after supper ³⁹⁵(the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him), ³⁹⁶

3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given everything into His hands, ³⁹⁷and that He had come from God and was going to God,

4He gets up from the meal and lays aside His garments, ³⁹⁸and taking a towel He tied it around Himself.

5Then He poured water into the basin ³⁹⁹and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel with which He was wrapped. ⁴⁰⁰

Simon Peter

6So He comes to Simon Peter, and he ⁴⁰¹says to Him, “Lord, you wash my feet?!”

7Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know [by experience] after this.” ⁴⁰²

8Peter says to Him, “You will never ever wash my feet!!” ⁴⁰³Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.”

9Simon Peter says to Him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” ⁴⁰⁴

10Jesus says to him: “One who is bathed has no need except to wash his feet, but is clean all over. And you (pl) are clean, but not all of you.”

11(He knew who was betraying Him; that is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.”)

Jesus explains His action

12So when Jesus had washed their feet and put His garments back on, He reclined again and said to them: “Do you know what I have done to you?

13You address me as ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’, and you speak correctly, because I am.

14So then, if I, Lord and Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

15Because I have given you an example, so that you also should do just as I did to you. ⁴⁰⁵

16“Most assuredly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his owner, neither is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

17If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them. ⁴⁰⁶

18“I do not speak concerning all of you—I know whom I chose. But let the Scripture be fulfilled: ‘The one eating bread with me lifted up his heel against me.’ ⁴⁰⁷

19I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am.

20Most assuredly I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives me, ⁴⁰⁸and he who receives me receives Him who sent me.”

The traitor is identified13:21 This is the second time; for the first see Matthew 26:21-25, Mark 14:18-21 and Luke 22:21-23.

21Having said these things, Jesus was distressed in His spirit and testified saying, “Most assuredly I say to you, one of you will betray me!”

22So the disciples started looking at each other, at a loss as to whom He meant. ⁴⁰⁹

23Now one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining beside Jesus' bosom. ⁴¹⁰

24So Simon Peter motions to him to inquire whom it might be that He was referring to.

25And leaning back against Jesus' breast he says to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

26Jesus answers, “It is the one to whom I will give the piece of dunked bread.” And dunking the bread He gives it to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son.

27And after the sop, then Satan entered into him. ⁴¹¹Whereupon Jesus says to him, “What you are doing, do quickly!” ⁴¹²

28(Now none of those reclining at the table knew why He said this to him.

29Since Judas had the money box, some supposed that Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.) ⁴¹³

30So having received the sop, immediately he went out. And it was night. ⁴¹⁴

A new commandment

31When he had gone out Jesus says: ⁴¹⁵“Now the Son of the Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in Him.

32Since God has been glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him with Himself, and He will do so presently. ⁴¹⁶

33“Little children, I am with you just a little longer. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ so now I say to you.

34“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you ⁴¹⁷—that you also love one another.

35By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” ⁴¹⁸

Jesus warns Peter13:36 This is the first warning. The second is recorded in Luke 22:31-34, which I would place after John 16:15, toward the end of the proceedings in the upper room. Both the context and the content of the warning differ from John. The third warning, in two parts, is recorded in Matthew 26:31-35 (1st part) and Mark 14:27-31 (2nd part). The first two warnings happened in the upper room, the third after they had left it.

36Simon Peter says to Him, “Lord, where are you going?” ⁴¹⁹Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but later you will follow me.” ⁴²⁰

37Peter says to Him: “Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake!”

38Jesus answered him: “You will lay down your life for my sake? Most assuredly I say to you, no rooster can crow until you have denied me three times! ⁴²¹