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SoοὖνwhenὍτεhe had washedἔνιψενtheir feetτοὺς πόδας αὐτῶνandκαὶtakenἔλαβενhis outer garmentsτὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦandκαὶreclined at tableἀνέπεσενagain,πάλινhe saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Do you understandΓινώσκετεwhatτίI have doneπεποίηκαto you?ὑμῖν
John 13:12
Study it in the app“So 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?”
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:12, word by word
- he had washedἔνιψενenipsen
wash
Wash (the hands, the feet, the face).
Where else “enipsen” appears- their feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- takenἔλαβενelaben
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “elaben” appears- his outer garmentsἱμάτιαhimatia
cloak
The garment worn over the tunic.
Where else “himatia” appears- reclined at tableἀνέπεσενanepesen
recline
To settle in to eat, at table or on the ground.
Where else “anepesen” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Do you understandΓινώσκετεGinōskete
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “Ginōskete” appears- I have doneπεποίηκαpepoiēka
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “pepoiēka” appears
The context
11For he knew the one who was handing him over; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
12 · This verse (above)
13You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, for so I am.
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?