John 13:6

He got to Peter, and Peter said, “Sir, it’s not right for you to wash my feet.”

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

In Context

5Then he put some water in a bowl, and he started to wash the feet of his followers and dry them with the towel.

7Jesus said, “You don’t yet understand what I am doing, but one day you will.”

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Cross References

Matthew 3:11John kept on talking to the people. He said, “If you say you are sorry for the bad things you did, and if you turn to God, then I will baptise you with water. But somebody is coming soon, and he is more important than me. I’m not even good enough to carry his shoes. I’m just nothing. He will put the Holy Spirit in you, that is, he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire.

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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