John 13:5

then He pours water into a bowl, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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 rises from the supper, and lays aside His garments, and taking a towel, girded Himself;

6Then He comes to Simon Peter; he says to Him; Lord, do you wash my feet?

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Cross References

Luke 7:38and standing behind by His feet, weeping, began to moisten His feel with tears, and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and she continued to copiously kiss His feet, and to anoint them with the myrrh.

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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