John 13:13-23

The Voice

¹³ You call Me Teacher and Lord, and truly, that is who I am. ¹⁴ So if your Lord and Teacher washes your feet, then you should wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵ I am your example; keep doing what I do. ¹⁶ I tell you the truth: a servant is not greater than the master. Those who are sent are not greater than the one who sends them.^{[a] 17} If you know these things, and if you put them into practice, you will find happiness. ¹⁸ I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but let the Hebrew Scripture be fulfilled that says, “The very same man who eats My bread with Me will stab Me in the back.” ¹⁹ Assuredly, I tell you these truths before they happen so that when it all transpires, you will believe that I am. ²⁰ I tell you the truth: anyone who accepts the ones I send accepts Me. In turn, the ones who accept Me also accept the One who sent Me.