Quotes about Foot-washing

And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

— Genesis 43:24

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

— John 13:10

Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization ? Hey, let's elect officers, establish hierarchy, set standards of professionalism ? Jesus quietly picked up a towel and basin of water and began to wash their feet.

— Philip Yancey

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

— John Ortberg