Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet and The New Commandment
Worship
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
Scriptures For The Lectionary Speaking Choir
Suggestions:
Use in ordinary sequence with the scripture reading or see
options listed in Monday of Holy Week.
4 readers -- any combination of readers
Key:
1 and 2 = storytellers
3 = Peter
4 = Jesus
1: Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour
had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon
Iscariot to betray him.
2: And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all
things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was
going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and
tied a towel around himself.
(2:) Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the
disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied
around him.
3: He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going
to wash my feet?"
4: Jesus answered, "You do not know now what I am doing, but
later you will understand."
3: Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet."
4: Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with
me."
3: Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my
hands and my head!"
4: Jesus said to him, "One who has bathed does not need to wash,
except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean,
though not all of you." For he knew who was to betray him; for
this reason he said, "Not all of you are clean."
(4:) After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had
returned to the table, he said to them, "Do you know what I have
done to you?
(4:) You call me Teacher and Lord -- and you are right, for that
is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your
feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set
you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.
(4:) Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their
master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If
you know these things, you are blessed if you do them."
1: The New Commandment
Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has
been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will
also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.
2: Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will
look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you,
'Where I am going, you cannot come.'
1: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just
as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love
for one another."
Use in ordinary sequence with the scripture reading or see
options listed in Monday of Holy Week.
4 readers -- any combination of readers
Key:
1 and 2 = storytellers
3 = Peter
4 = Jesus
1: Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour
had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon
Iscariot to betray him.
2: And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all
things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was
going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and
tied a towel around himself.
(2:) Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the
disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied
around him.
3: He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going
to wash my feet?"
4: Jesus answered, "You do not know now what I am doing, but
later you will understand."
3: Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet."
4: Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with
me."
3: Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my
hands and my head!"
4: Jesus said to him, "One who has bathed does not need to wash,
except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean,
though not all of you." For he knew who was to betray him; for
this reason he said, "Not all of you are clean."
(4:) After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had
returned to the table, he said to them, "Do you know what I have
done to you?
(4:) You call me Teacher and Lord -- and you are right, for that
is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your
feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set
you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.
(4:) Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their
master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If
you know these things, you are blessed if you do them."
1: The New Commandment
Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has
been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will
also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.
2: Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will
look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you,
'Where I am going, you cannot come.'
1: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just
as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love
for one another."
