<p>13:6 <i>When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him: Lord, are you going to wash my feet?</i>- The Lord had taught that when one was invited to a feast, they should take the lowest seat. It seems that at the last supper, Peter did just this. There would likely have been petty jealousy over who sat next to Jesus, and there may have been a desire to sit closest to Him as a sign of faithfulness to their beloved teacher. John was clearly sitting next to Jesus, as he was able to have his head on Jesus&rsquo; breast. And the fact the Lord dipped in the dish at the same time as Judas may imply that Judas was also next to Him. It&rsquo;s tempting to imagine John at Jesus&rsquo; right hand and Judas at His left. But it seems Peter was the last to have his feet washed. Jesus &ldquo;came to Simon Peter&rdquo; to wash his feet, and when he had done so, He commented that now, all His men were clean (Jn. 13:6). This implies to me that Peter was sitting at the end of the couch, furthest away from Jesus. He certainly wasn&rsquo;t that close to Jesus, because he had to signal Gk. &lsquo;to nod&rsquo; to John to ask the Lord who the betrayer was (Jn. 13:24). So I conclude from all this that Peter took the lowest seat at that feast- in conformity to what the Lord had taught them earlier. And I imagine it would have been especially difficult, as the order of seating at the Jewish Passover was a classic opportunity to demonstrate a pecking order within a group of friends or family.&nbsp;But despite taking the lowest seat, Peter's pride objected to the Lord washing His feet. The Lord had taken more than the lowest seat at the table; He had shown Himself to be the lowest slave who was present but not seated even at the table.</p>