John 13:5
Worldwide English (New Testament)
5 Then he poured water into a pan and began to wash the disciples' feet. He wiped their feet with the towel he had tied around him.
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John 13:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 [a]Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet(A) and dry them with the towel around his waist.
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- 13:5 The act of washing another’s feet was one that could not be required of the lowliest Jewish slave. It is an allusion to the humiliating death of the crucifixion.
John 13:5
King James Version
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
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