John 13:10

John 13:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to him, "The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”

Context of John 13:10

8“You will never wash my feet,” Peter said. Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.” 9Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.” “One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” 11For he knew who would betray him. This is why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12When Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer clothing, he reclined again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you?

John 13:10 word by word

Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὁ λελουμένος οὐκ ἔχει χρείαν εἰ μὴ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι, ἀλλ᾽ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος· καὶ ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε ἀλλ᾽ οὐχὶ πάντες.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• is washedλούωlouō · to washG3068
• needethχρείαchreia · needG5532
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·ἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• saveἤē · orG2228
• to washνίπτωniptō · to washG3538
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• cleanκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513
• every whitὅλοςholos · allG3650
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for John 13:10

• Leviticus 16:26The man who released the goat for an uninhabitable place is to wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
• Leviticus 17:15“Every person, whether the native or the resident alien, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
• Numbers 19:7Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening.
• Hebrews 9:10They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20There is certainly no one righteous on the earth who does good and never sins.
• Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
• Romans 7:20Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one that does it, but it is the sin that lives in me.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
• Ephesians 4:22to take off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,
• Ephesians 5:26to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• James 3:2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.
• 1 John 1:7If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time — this is the Lord’s declaration — one will search for Israel’s iniquity, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
• John 15:3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

Commentaries on John 13:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He that is washed - That is, he who has been in the bath, as probably all the apostles had lately been, in order to prepare themselves the better for the paschal solemnity; for on that occasion, it was the custom of the Jews to bathe twice. Needeth not save to wash his feet - To cleanse them from any dirt or dust that might have adhered to them, in consequence of walking from the bath to the place of supper. The washing, therefore, of the feet of such…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He that is washed - This is a difficult passage, and interpreters have been divided about its meaning. Some have supposed that it was customary to bathe before eating the paschal supper, and that the apostles did it; Jesus having said, “he that hath bathed his body is clean except in regard to his feet - to the dirt contracted in returning from the bath, and that there was need only that the feet should be washed in order to prepare them properly to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Jesus was pointing to a deeper cleansing through his sacrifice. He was not speaking only about washing the body. He was speaking about being made clean in a complete way. Through his death, he makes a person clean all over. This means forgiveness of sin and a restored relationship with God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-116-11. Peter saith ... Lord, dost thou wash my feet?--Our language cannot bring out the intensely vivid contrast between the "Thou" and the "my," which, by bringing them together, the original expresses, for it is not good English to say, "Lord, Thou my feet dost wash?" But every word of this question is emphatic. Thus far, and in the question itself, there was nothing but the most profound and beautiful astonishment at a condescension to him quite…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