Simon Peter said to him, 'Lord, if that is the case, then not just my feet, but my hands and my head as well!' — Peter swings from absolute refusal to absolute surrender, from "never" to excessive excess. His demand to be washed entirely reveals his misunderstanding: he thinks quantity of washing equals purity, yet grasps that refusal of Jesus' love has terrible consequences. His panic and overcorrection show a man grappling with a grace too large for him, responding with childlike vulnerability. Peter's oscillation between fear and devotion becomes emblematic of the disciple's condition—always seeking the right response, always partially seeing, always in need of transformation.

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