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Jesus,knowingεἰδὼςthatὅτιthe Fatherὁ πατὴρhad givenἔδωκενall thingsπάνταintoεἰςhisαὐτῷhands,τὰς χεῖραςandκαὶthatὅτιhe had comeἐξῆλθενfromἀπὸGodθεοῦandκαὶwas goingὑπάγειtoπρὸςGod,τὸν θεὸν
John 13:3
Study it in the app“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,”
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With the Greek beneath
John 13:3, word by word
- knowingεἰδὼςeidōs
perceive
To realize, understand.
Where else “eidōs” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- had givenἔδωκενedōken
entrust
To hand something over to someone, entrust it.
Where else “edōken” appears- handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- he had comeἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- was goingὑπάγειhypagei
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypagei” appears
The context
2And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart that Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, should hand him over,
3 · This verse (above)
4gets up from supper and lays aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, he tied it around himself.
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?