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John 13:5
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3 Jesus, knowing athat the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He bhad come from God and cwas going to God,  
4 arose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.  
5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, a“Lord, are You washing my feet?”  
7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you ado not understand now, bbut you will know after this.”  
8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, a“If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”  
9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and ayou are clean, but not all of you.”  
11 For aHe knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”  
12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you1 know what I have done to you?  
13 aYou call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am.  
14 aIf I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, byou also ought to wash one another’s feet.  
15 For aI have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.  
16 aMost assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.  
17 aIf you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.  

Jesus Identifies His Betrayer

18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the aScripture may be fulfilled, b‘He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’  
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John 13:5

Poureth (ballei). Vivid present again. Literally, "putteth" (as in verse John 13:2, ballw).

Into the basin (eiv ton nipthra). From verb niptw (later form of nizw in this same verse and below) to wash, found only here and in quotations of this passage. Note the article, "the basin" in the room.

Began to wash (hrcato niptein). Back to the aorist again as with diezwsen (verse John 13:4). Niptw was common for washing parts of the body like the hands or the feet.

To wipe (ekmassein). "To wipe off" as in John 12:3.

With the towel (tw lentiw). Instrumental case and the article (pointing to lention in verse John 13:4).

Wherewith (w). Instrumental case of the relative o.

He was girded (hn diezwsmenov). Periphrastic past perfect of diazwnnuw for which verb see verse John 13:4.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 13:5:

Matthew 23:6
John 13:4
John 15:17
John 17:11
1 Timothy 5:10

 

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