John 13:6

John 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
• New International Version (NIV)He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?”

Context of John 13:6

4rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself: 5then he pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded. He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and he says to him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter. 8Peter says to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me.

John 13:6 word by word

Ἔρχεται οὖν πρὸς Σίμωνα Πέτρον· λέγει αὐτῷ κύριε, σύ μου νίπτεις τοὺς πόδας;Read the interlinear

• comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• washνίπτωniptō · to washG3538
• feetπούςpous · footG4228

Cross-references for John 13:6

• John 1:27he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.
• Matthew 3:11I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
• Luke 5:8But Simon Peter, seeing it, fell at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

Commentaries on John 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Lord, dost Thou wash My feet? - Every word here is exceedingly emphatic. Peter had often seen the great humility of his Lord, but never saw his condescension so particularly marked as in this instance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Dost thou wash my feet? - Every word here is emphatic. Dost thou - the Son of God, the Messiah - perform the humble office of a servant - toward me, a sinner? This was an expression of Peter‘s humility, of his reverence for Jesus, and also a refusal to allow him to do it. It is possible, though not certain from the text, that he came to Simon Peter first.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38The setting is the final Passover meal of Jesus on Thursday evening. During this meal, Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus. John does not describe the meal itself like the Synoptic Gospels do (Matthew 26:17–29; Mark 14:12–25; Luke 22:7–20; see also 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). John focuses on other activities at the event, such as: the foot washing (John 13:1–17), Judas’s betrayal (13:18–30), and the prediction of Peter’s denials (13:31–38).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

Topics related to John 13:6

• Apostles
• Feet
• Foot
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Simon Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Aside
• Clean
• Commandment
• Example
• Foot
• Humility
• Jesus Christ

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