God’s Remedy for Selfishness and Self-exaltation—There is in man a disposition to esteem himself more highly than his brother, to work for self, to seek the highest place; and often this results in evil surmisings and bitterness of spirit. The ordinance [foot washing] preceding the Lord’s Supper is to clear away these misunderstandings, to bring man out of his selfishness, down from his stilts of self-exaltation, to the humility of heart that will lead him to serve his brother. {1MCP 277.1}

Guds lægemiddel mod selviskhed og selvophøjelse. - Denne forordning [fodvaskningen] er den af Kristus bestemte beredelse til den hellige nadvertjeneste. Så længe der næres stolthed, uoverensstemmelser og strid om at være den største, kan vi ikke komme i samfund med Kristus. Vi er ikke beredte til at modtage tildelingen af hans legeme og blod. Dette var grunden til, at Jesus bestemte, at mindet om hans ydmygelse først skulle overholdes.