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Simon PeterΣίμων Πέτροςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεnotμὴmy feetτοὺς πόδας μουonly,μόνονbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶmy handsτὰς χεῖραςandκαὶmy head!”τὴν κεφαλήν
John 13:9
Study it in the app“Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!””
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:9, word by word
- Simon PeterΣίμωνSimōn
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 “Simōn” appears- Simon 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- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- my feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- my handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- my headκεφαλήνkephalēn
head
The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “kephalēn” appears
The context
8Peter 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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10Jesus says to him, “Whoever has bathed has no need except to wash the feet, but is entirely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”
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?