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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“WhoeverὉhas bathedλελουμένοςhasἔχειnoοὐκneedχρείανexceptεἰ μὴto washνίψασθαιthe feet,τοὺς πόδαςbutἀλλ’isἔστινentirelyὅλοςclean;καθαρὸςandκαὶyouὑμεῖςareἐστεclean,καθαροίbutἀλλ’notοὐχὶall of you.”πάντες
John 13:10
Study it in the app“Jesus says to him, “Whoever has bathed has no need except to wash the feet, but is entirely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.””
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:10, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- has bathedλελουμένοςleloumenos
bathe
Bathe, wash the whole body (unlike nipto, washing one part, such as the feet or hands).
Where else “leloumenos” appears- hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- needχρείανchreian
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreian” appears- to washνίψασθαιnipsasthai
wash
Wash (the hands, the feet, the face).
Where else “nipsasthai” appears- the feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- entirelyὅλοςholos
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holos” appears- cleanκαθαρὸςkatharos
clean
Spotless, like pure gold.
Where else “katharos” appears- notοὐχὶouchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some early manuscripts do not have “except the feet.”
The context
9Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
10 · This verse (above)
11For he knew the one who was handing him over; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
To study John 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do during the supper, what does he answer Peter when he resists, and what does he ask of them all? (vv. 4-15)
2. What it means
Jesus gives a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them (v. 34). What does his washing of their feet show about that love?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “I have given you an example” (v. 15). Whom could you serve today with a simple gesture, without being asked?