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PeterΠέτροςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“You shall neverΟὐ μὴwashνίψῃςmyμουfeet,τοὺς πόδαςever!”εἰς τὸν αἰῶναJesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηhim,αὐτῷ“IfἘὰνI do notμὴwashνίψωyou,σεyou haveἔχειςnoοὐκshareμέροςwithμετ’me.”ἐμοῦ
John 13:8
Study it in the app“Peter says to him, “You shall never wash my feet, ever!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.””
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:8, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- washνίψῃςnipsēis
wash
Wash (the hands, the feet, the face).
Where else “nipsēis” appears- feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- everαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- you haveἔχειςecheis
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echeis” appears- shareμέροςmeros
part
A piece of a whole, or what falls to each one.
Where else “meros” appears
The context
7Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not know now, but you will understand afterward.”
8 · This verse (above)
9Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
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?