John 13:3

John 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God,

Context of John 13:3

1Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. 2It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.

John 13:3 word by word

εἰδὼς ὅτι πάντα ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ εἰς τὰς χεῖρας, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἐξῆλθεν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ὑπάγει,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• had givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he was comeἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• wentὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314

Cross-references for John 13:3

• John 3:35The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands.
• John 5:22In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,
• John 17:2For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him.
• Matthew 11:27“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
• Luke 10:22“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
• Acts 2:36“So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”
• 1 Corinthians 15:27For the Scriptures say, “God has put all things under his authority.” (Of course, when it says “all things are under his authority,” that does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.)
• Ephesians 1:21Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come.
• Philippians 2:9Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,
• Hebrews 1:2And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.
• Hebrews 2:8You gave them authority over all things.” Now when it says “all things,” it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority.
• John 13:1Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
• John 3:13No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.
• John 7:29But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you.”

Commentaries on John 13:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Knowing that the Father had given, etc. - Our Lord, seeing himself almost at the end of his race, and being about to leave his apostles, thought it necessary to leave them a lesson of humility exemplified by himself, to deliver them from the bad influence of those false ideas which they formed concerning the nature of his kingdom. On all occasions previously to this, the disciples had shown too much attachment to worldly honors and dignities: if this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Jesus knowing … - With the full understanding of his dignity and elevation of character, he yet condescended to wash their feet. The evangelist introduces his washing their feet by saying that he was fully conscious of his elevation above them, as being intrusted with all things, and this made his humiliation the more striking and remarkable. Had he been a mere human teacher or a prophet, it would have been remarkable; but when we remember the dignity of…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. 33. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, &c.--This verse is very sublime, and as a preface to what follows, were we not familiar with it, would fill us with inexpressible surprise. An unclouded perception of His relation to the Father, the commission He held from Him, and His approaching return to Him, possessed His soul.Read the comment

Topics related to John 13:3

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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