American Standard Version
John 13:14
14If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
John 13:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
- New International Version (NIV)Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
Context of John 13:14
12So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13Ye call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. 16Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
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εἰ οὖν ἐγὼ ἔνιψα ὑμῶν τοὺς πόδας ὁ κύριος καὶ ὁ διδάσκαλος, καὶ ὑμεῖς ὀφείλετε ἀλλήλων νίπτειν τοὺς πόδας·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 13:14
- Matthew 20:26Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;
- Mark 10:43But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;
- Luke 22:26But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
- Philippians 2:5Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
- Hebrews 5:8though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
- Hebrews 12:2looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Acts 20:35In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
- Romans 12:10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
- Romans 15:1Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
- 2 Corinthians 10:1Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
- Galatians 5:13For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.
- Galatians 6:1Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
- Philippians 2:2make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
Commentaries on John 13:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Ye also ought to wash one another feet - That is, ye should be ready, after my example, to condescend to all the weakness of your brethren; to be willing to do the meanest offices for them, and to prefer the least of them in honor to yourselves.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Ye also ought to wash - Some have understood this literally as instituting a religious rite which we ought to observe; but this was evidently not the design; because: 1.There is no evidence that Jesus intended it as a religious observance, like the Lord‘s Supper or the ordinance of baptism. 2.It was not observed by the apostles or the primitive Christians as a religious rite. 3.It was a rite of hospitality among the Jews, a common, well-known thing, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Jesus performed acts of humble service, such as washing his disciples’ feet and giving his life on the cross. By doing this, he set an example for others to follow. He showed that true greatness is expressed through love, service, and personal sacrifice for others. wash one another's feet: Foot washing was a common act in that culture. Because of this, some think that Jesus meant for his followers to repeat this action in a literal way. Others believe he…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. Know ye what I have done?--that is, its intent. The question, however, was put merely to summon their attention to His own answer.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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