"You do not understand now what this means," said Jesus, "but you will learn after a time."
"You, my Lord, shall never wash my feet!" said Peter.
"Unless I wash you," answered Jesus, "you are not one of mine."
"Then, Master," said Peter, "if that be so, wash not only my feet, but my hands and my head!"
"He who has already bathed," said Jesus, "is clean, and needs only to wash his feet. And you are clean—but not every one of you."
In those words "not every one of you," he was thinking of Judas, the traitor, who was there with the others.
So Jesus washed Peter's feet and wiped them dry with the towel around his waist; and he went around the couches, washing the feet of every disciple, even the feet of wicked Judas. When he had finished, he took off the towel, and put on his outer clothes, and took again his place at the table.
"Do you understand the meaning of what I have done to you?" said Jesus. "You call me your Teacher and your Lord, and you are right, for I am both Teacher and Lord. Well, if I, who am your Teacher and your Lord, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have set you an example, that you should do what I have done to you. I tell you truly, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sends him. If you know all this, you are happy if you do them."
After taking the piece of bread, Judas at once went out into the night