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John 13:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


John 13:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 13:1025 words
GreekMeaning
λέγειlegei
SaysverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
Ho
The onearticleG3588
λελουμένοςleloumenos
having bathed himselfverbG3068
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔχειechei
hasverbG2192
χρείανchreian
neednounG5532
εἰei
forasmuch as, if, thatwordG1487
μὴ
notadverbG3361
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
πόδαςpodas
feetnounG4228
νίψασθαιnipsasthai
to washverbG3538
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
καθαρὸςkatharos
cleanadjectiveG2513
ὅλοςholos
whollyadjectiveG3650
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
καθαροίkatharoi
cleanadjectiveG2513
ἐστεeste
areverbG1510
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
οὐχὶouchi
notadverbG3780
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 13:10

As a physician, who has many sick under his care, begins with those who want his attention most, so Christ, in washing His disciples’ feet, begins with the most unclean, and so comes at last to Peter, who needed the washing less than any: Then comes He to Simon Peter. Peter resisted being washed, perhaps because his feet were nearly clean: and Peter said to Him, Lord, do you wash my feet?

Origen · 3rd century

What is the meaning of you and my feet? It is better to think than speak of this; lest one should fail in explaining adequately what might have been rightly conceived.

Augustine · 4th century

Though Peter was the first of the Apostles, yet it is possible that the traitor petulantly placed himself above him; and that this may be the reason why our Lord first began to wash, and then comes to Peter.

Chrysostom · 4th century
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