John

“After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.”

John 13:5 (NIV)

THE QUESTION

At supper on the night before the cross, Jesus washed His disciples’ feet. Which is the only Gospel that tells this story?

A) Matthew

B) Mark

C) Luke

D) John ✓

A closer look

It happened at the evening meal on Jesus’ last night with His friends (John 13:1-2). He got up from the table, wrapped a towel around His waist and went from one disciple to the next, washing their feet (John 13:4-5).

Peter could hardly bear it. “No,” he said, “you shall never wash my feet” (John 13:8). Afterward Jesus told them, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14).

If you chose Luke, you were close. Luke tells of the same supper, where Jesus said, “I am among you as one who serves” (Luke 22:27). But only John tells of the foot washing.

Later that same evening, Jesus spoke the words of today’s verse: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you” (John 14:27).

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