7. Jesus answered, “You don’t understand now what I’m doing, but it will be clear enough to you later.”
8. Peter persisted, “You’re not going to wash my feet—ever!”Jesus said, “If I don’t wash you, you can’t be part of what I’m doing.”
9. “Master!” said Peter. “Not only my feet, then. Wash my hands! Wash my head!”
31-32. When he had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is seen for who he is, and God seen for who he is in him. The moment God is seen in him, God’s glory will be on display. In glorifying him, he himself is glorified—glory all around!
33. “Children, I am with you for only a short time longer. You are going to look high and low for me. But just as I told the Jews, I’m telling you: ‘Where I go, you are not able to come.’
34-35. “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”
36. Simon Peter asked, “Master, just where are you going?”Jesus answered, “You can’t now follow me where I’m going. You will follow later.”
37. “Master,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow now? I’ll lay down my life for you!”
38. “Really? You’ll lay down your life for me? The truth is that before the rooster crows, you’ll deny me three times.”