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Forγὰρhe knewᾔδειthe one whoτὸνwas handingπαραδιδόνταhimαὐτόνover;παραδιδόνταfor this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοhe said,εἶπεν“NotΟὐχὶall of youπάντεςareἐστεclean.”καθαροί
John 13:11
Study it in the app“For he knew the one who was handing him over; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.””
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:11, word by word
- he knewᾔδειēidei
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “ēidei” appears- was handingπαραδιδόνταparadidonta
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradidonta” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “NotΟὐχὶOuchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “Ouchi” appears- areἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- cleanκαθαροίkatharoi
pure
Undivided in heart, without guilt.
Where else “katharoi” appears
The context
10Jesus 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.”
11 · This verse (above)
12So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer garments and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you?
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?