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John 13:5

King James Version (KJV)

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John 13:5

Verse 5 of 38

Scripture focus

After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded.

John 13:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 13:5

Theological / Devotional

Wash the disciples’ feet. According to Jewish custom extending back probably to the time of Jesus, the washing of the master’s feet was one of the duties of a foreign slave, but was not one expected of a Jewish slave. However, it was a service a wife owed her husband, and children their father. (See Strack and Billerbeck, Kommentar zum Neuen Testament, vol. 2, p. 557). The service was thus regarded as menial. Inasmuch as no servant was present on the occasion of the Last Supper, one of the disciples should have undertaken the task, but none volunteered.

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