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gets upἐγείρεταιfromἐκsupperτοῦ δείπνουandκαὶlays asideτίθησινhis outer garments,τὰ ἱμάτιαandκαὶtakingλαβὼνa towel,λέντιονhe tied it aroundδιέζωσενhimself.ἑαυτόν
John 13:4
Study it in the app“gets up from supper and lays aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, he tied it around himself.”
Knowing everything was in his hands, he takes a towel and washes his friends' feetWho Jesus IsJesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:4, word by word
- gets upἐγείρεταιegeiretai
get up
To help someone stand, or to stand up.
Where else “egeiretai” appears- supperδείπνουdeipnou
supper, dinner
Supper, banquet.
Where else “deipnou” appears- lays asideτίθησινtithēsin
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tithēsin” appears- his outer garmentsἱμάτιαhimatia
cloak
The garment worn over the tunic.
Where else “himatia” appears- takingλαβὼνlabōn
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labōn” appears- a towelλέντιονlention
towel
Towel, linen cloth.
Where else “lention” appears- he tied it aroundδιέζωσενdiezōsen
tie around
Tie something around one's waist.
Where else “diezōsen” appears
The context
3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,
4 · This verse (above)
5Then he pours water into the basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him.
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?