John 13:9

John 13:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

Context of John 13:9

7Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know after this. 8Peter saith to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not except to wash his feet, but is wholly clean: and ye are clean, but not all. 11For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

John 13:9 word by word

λέγει αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος· κύριε, μὴ τοὺς πόδας μου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν κεφαλήν.¶Read the interlinear

• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• notμήmē · notG3361
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776

Cross-references for John 13:9

• Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocency: so will I go about thy altar, O LORD:
• Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it .
• Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21The like figure to which even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Commentaries on John 13:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Lord, not my feet only, etc. - It appears that Peter entered into our Lord's meaning, and saw that this was emblematical of a spiritual cleansing: therefore he wishes to be completely washed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Not my feet only … - Peter, with characteristic readiness and ardor, saw now that everything depended on this. His whole salvation, the entire question of his attachment to his Master, was involved. If to refuse to have his feet washed was to be regarded as evidence that he had no part with Jesus, he was not only willing, but desirous that it should be done; not only anxious that his feet should be cleansed, but his hands and his head - that is, that he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9my hands and my head as well: Peter misunderstood Jesus (compare 2:19–20; 3:3–4). Peter thought having more water meant having more of Jesus. Everything became obvious to Peter only when he received the Holy Spirit (for example, see Acts 2:14–36).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 13:9

• Feet
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter

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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