John 13:8
Peter says to him: Never shalt thou wash my feet. Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
7Jesus answered and said to him: What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
9Simon Peter says to him: Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
Cross References
Matthew 16:22And Peter taking him aside began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord; this shall not be to thee.
Matthew 26:33Peter answering said to him: Though all shall be offended because of thee, I will never be offended.
John 3:5Jesus answered: Verily, verily, I say to thee, except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? Arise, be immersed and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
Matthew Henry on John 13:2-18
Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet; Necessity of Obedience. 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now 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 was come from God, and went to God; 4 He riseth from… Read the whole commentary →