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John 13:5 KJV
John · chapter 13 · verse 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.John 13:5 · King James Version
John 13:5 in context
3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
4He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
5After 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.
6Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
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Key words (Strong's)
- disciples'mathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- wherewithhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- pourethballōto throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls, to scatter, to throw, cast…G906 →
- waterhydōrwater, of water in rivers, in fountains, in pools, of the water of the deluge, of water…G5204 →
- basonniptēra vessel for washing the hands and the feet, a basinG3537 →
- beganarchomaito be the first to do , to begin, to be chief, leader, ruler, to begin, make a beginningG756 →
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It has generally been taken for granted by commentators that Christ's washing his disciples' feet, and the discourse that followed it, were the same night in which he was betrayed, and at the same sitting wherein he ate the passover and instituted the Lord's supper;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17