John Chapter 13
Christ washes his disciples' feet. The treason of Judas. The new commandment of love.
13:1. Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the Father: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Before the festival day of the pasch… This was the fourth and last pasch of the ministry of Christ, and according to the common computation, was in the thirty-third year of our Lord: and in the year of the world 4036. Some chronologers are of opinion that our Saviour suffered in the thirty-seventh year of his age: but these different opinions on this subject are of no consequence.
13:2. And when supper was done (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him),
13:3. Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands and that he came from God and goeth to God,
13:4. He riseth from supper and layeth aside his garments and, having taken a towel, girded himself.
13:5. After that, he putteth water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
13:6. He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
13:7. Jesus answered and said to him: What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.