John 13:5

Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to dry them with the towel with which He was girded.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4He rose from supper and laid aside His garments, and having taken a towel, He girded Himself.

6Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You wash my feet?”

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Cross References

Luke 7:38and standing by His feet behind Him weeping; she began to wash His feet with her tears, and was wiping them with the hair of her head; and she was kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.

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 →

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