John 13:4-12
4rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, atied it around his waist. 5Then he bpoured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 cJesus answered him, “What I am doing dyou do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8 ePeter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, f“If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, gexcept for his feet, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit except for his feet
but is completely clean. And iyou ▼▼The Greek words for you in this verse are plural
are clean, kbut not every one of you.” 11 lFor he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12When he had washed their feet and mput on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, n“Do you understand what I have done to you?
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