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John 13:15
15I have given you an example. You should do the same for others as I have done for you.
John 13:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
- New International Version (NIV)I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
Context of John 13:15
13You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right. That is what I am. 14I am your Teacher and your Lord, but I have washed your feet. So you also should wash each other's feet. I have given you an example. You should do the same for others as I have done for you. 16I tell you this: No servant is more important than his master is. No messenger is more important than the person who sent him with a message. 17Now you understand these things. So you should do them, and God will bless you.’
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ὑπόδειγμα γὰρ ἔδωκα ὑμῖν, ἵνα καθὼς ἐγὼ ἐποίησα ὑμῖν καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιῆτε.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 13:15
- Matthew 11:29Do what I teach you to do. Listen to my message and learn from me what is true. I am very kind and I do not make myself important. I will help you. Then you will have peace in your mind.
- Romans 15:5It is God himself who helps us to be patient and strong. So I pray that he will help you to agree with each other and to be friends. That is how Christ Jesus wants you to live.
- Ephesians 5:2Show that you love other people. Remember how much Christ loved us. He gave himself as a sacrifice on our behalf. He offered himself in a way that pleased God, like a sacrifice with a lovely smell.
- 1 Peter 2:21When God chose you to be his servants, he wanted you to be brave like that. Christ had trouble and pain on your behalf. He has shown you how you should live when trouble comes.
- 1 Peter 3:17Sometimes God may let you have trouble and pain even when you have done good things. But that is better than if you have trouble and pain because you have done bad things.
- 1 John 2:6If we say that we are living in God's true way, then we must live in the way that Jesus lived.
Commentaries on John 13:15
- 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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