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Soοὖνhe comesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςSimonΣίμωναPeter;Πέτρονhe saysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεare youσύwashingνίπτειςmyμουfeet?”τοὺς πόδας
John 13:6
Study it in the app“So he comes to Simon Peter; he says to him, “Lord, are you washing my feet?””
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:6, word by word
- he comesἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- SimonΣίμωναSimōna
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōna” appears- PeterΠέτρονPetron
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petron” appears- he saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- washingνίπτειςnipteis
wash
Wash (the hands, the feet, the face).
Where else “nipteis” appears- feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not know now, but you will understand afterward.”
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?