It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love…
He got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him…
(John 13:1, 4-5 NIV)
And He said to them, “I have earnestly and intensely desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer…”
Luke 22:15 Amplified