John 13:1-11

The act of foot-washing 13:1-11

"In the Synoptic account of the events of this evening we read of a dispute among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. John does not record this, but he tells of an action of Jesus that rebuked their lack of humility more strikingly than any words could have done." [Note: Morris, p. 544.]

The emphasis in John 13:1-3 is on what the Lord knew, and in John 13:4-5 it is on what He did.