John 13:6

When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are yoʋ going to wash my feet?”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5After that, he put water into the washbasin and began to wash his disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around his waist.

7Jesus answered him, “What I am doing yoʋ do not now understand, but afterward yoʋ will understand.”

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Cross References

Matthew 3:11“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

John 1:27He is the one who comes after me, who ranks ahead of me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

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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