John 13:1-11
Modern English Version
Washing the Disciples’ Feet
13 Now before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
2 Now supper being concluded, the devil had put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him. 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands and that He came from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper, laid aside His garments, and took a towel and wrapped Himself. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was wrapped.
6 Then He came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?”
7 Jesus answered him, “You do not understand what I am doing now. But later you will understand.”
8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”
Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”
9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” 11 For He knew who would betray Him. Therefore He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
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John 13:1-11
Lexham English Bible
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
13 Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, and[a] having loved his[b] own in the world, loved them to the end. 2 And as[c] a dinner was taking place, when[d] the devil had already put into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him, 3 because he[e] knew that the Father had given him all things into his[f] hands, and that he had come forth from God and was going away to God, 4 he got up from the dinner and took off his[g] outer clothing, and taking a towel, tied it[h] around himself. 5 Then he poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them[i] dry with the towel which he had tied around himself.[j]
6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these things.” 8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet forever!”[k] Jesus replied to him, “Unless I wash you, you do not have a share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my[l] hands and my[m] head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed only needs[n] to wash his[o] feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you.” 11 (For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, “Not all of you are clean.”)
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- John 13:1 Here “and” is supplied in keeping with English style
- John 13:1 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 13:2 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was taking place”)
- John 13:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“put”)
- John 13:3 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
- John 13:3 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 13:4 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 13:4 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 13:5 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 13:5 Literally “with which he was girded”
- John 13:8 Literally “for the age”
- John 13:9 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 13:9 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 13:10 Literally “does not have need except”
- John 13:10 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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