When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and sat down again. He asked, “Do you understand what I have just done for you?
Then the people asked me, “Tell us, what do the things you are doing mean for us?”
So Ezekiel is to be an example for you. You must do all the same things he did. When all this happens, you will know that I am the Lord God.’
Jesus asked his followers, “Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes, we understand.”
Then Jesus said to his followers, “Don’t you understand this story? If you don’t, how will you understand any story?
Who is more important: the one sitting at the table or the one serving? You think the one at the table is more important, but I am like a servant among you.
So during the meal Jesus stood up and took off his outer clothing. Taking a towel, he wrapped it around his waist.
Jesus answered, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later.”