Overcoming temptation

John 13 :1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. 2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. NLT

As I was reading this some weeks ago I noticed this--
"Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God"

The temptation to think of oneself too highly--the Soul (psuche) exalting itself over the Spirit (pneuma)--is common to man and therefore it would be a temptation the Son of Man would also experience.

What better way to escape temptation than to humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and to take on the role of a slave. Jesus humbled Himself and once again overcame the temptation.

Philippians2:3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. NLT