John 13:5

and then pouring water into a bason, began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded.

1770 John Worsley 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

4riseth from supper, and turneth aside his clothes, and took a towel and tied it about Him;

6He cometh therefore to Simon Peter among the rest, who saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

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Cross References

Luke 7:38brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind Him, weeping, and washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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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