NET Bible
"he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself."
— John 13:4, NET Bible
“He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.”
“riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself. ”
“arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist.”
“He riseth from supper and layeth aside his garments and, having taken a towel, girded himself.”
“Got up from table, put off his robe and took a cloth and put it round him.”
“He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.”
Washing the Disciples’ Feet Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now loved them to the very end.
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, that he should betray Jesus.
Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things over to him, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself.
He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.
Then he came to Simon Peter. Peter said to him,“Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
Jesus replied,“You do not understand what I am doing now, but you will understand after these things.”