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ye also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/nkjv/john/13.htm">New King James Version</a> If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/nasb_/john/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/nasb/john/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another&#8217s feet. <a href="/nasb77/john/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/lsb/john/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/amp/john/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet as well. <a href="/csb/john/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/hcsb/john/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another&#8217s feet. <a href="/asv/john/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/cev/john/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And if your Lord and teacher has washed your feet, you should do the same for each other. <a href="/erv/john/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> If I then, the Lord and the Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/gwt/john/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So if I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you must wash each other's feet. <a href="/gnt/john/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another's feet. <a href="/isv/john/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you must also wash one another's feet. <a href="/msb/john/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another?s feet. <a href="/net/john/13.htm">NET Bible</a> If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/nheb/john/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/wbt/john/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If I then, your Master and Rabbi, have washed your feet, it is also your duty to wash one another's feet. <a href="/web/john/13.htm">World English Bible</a> If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if then I washed your feet—the LORD and the Teacher—you also ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore if I, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another. <a href="/ylt/john/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if then I did wash your feet -- the Lord and the Teacher -- ye also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/slt/john/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If therefore, I washed your feet, the Lord and Teacher; ye also ought to wash the feet of one another:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/cpdv/john/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another. <a href="/nabre/john/13.htm">New American Bible</a> If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. <a href="/nrsvce/john/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, how much more should you wash one another’s feet? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> If I therefore, your Lord and your Rabbi, have washed your feet for you, how much more ought you to wash one another's feet?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> If, then, I, your Lord and your Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/godbey/john/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>If then I, your Lord and Master, washed your feet, you ought also to wash the feet of one another.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If therefore I have washed your feet, though the Lord and the Master; ye also ought to wash one another?s feet. <a href="/mace/john/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if I then, tho' lord and master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. <a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If I then, your Master and Rabbi, have washed your feet, it is also your duty to wash one another's feet. <a href="/worrell/john/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>If, therefore, I, 'The Lord,' and 'The Teacher,' washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>If I then <Fr>your<FR> Lord and Master have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/13-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=4892" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet</a> …13You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. 14<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">your</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1320.htm" title="1320: Didaskalos (N-NMS) -- A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.">Teacher,</a> <a href="/greek/3538.htm" title="3538: enipsa (V-AIA-1S) -- To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution.">have washed</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4228.htm" title="4228: podas (N-AMP) -- The foot. A primary word; a foot.">feet,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/3784.htm" title="3784: opheilete (V-PIA-2P) -- Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.">should</a> <a href="/greek/3538.htm" title="3538: niptein (V-PNA) -- To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution.">wash</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlōn (RecPro-GMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one another’s</a> <a href="/greek/4228.htm" title="4228: podas (N-AMP) -- The foot. A primary word; a foot.">feet.</a> 15I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-7</a> Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: / Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. <a href="/matthew/20-26.htm">Matthew 20:26-28</a> It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— / just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” <a href="/mark/10-43.htm">Mark 10:43-45</a> But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. / For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” <a href="/luke/22-26.htm">Luke 22:26-27</a> But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. / For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves. <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a> Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” <a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a> Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. <a href="/galatians/5-13.htm">Galatians 5:13</a> For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. <a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16-18</a> By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. / If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. <a href="/matthew/23-11.htm">Matthew 23:11-12</a> The greatest among you shall be your servant. / For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. <a href="/ephesians/5-21.htm">Ephesians 5:21</a> Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">1 Corinthians 9:19</a> Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. <a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a> Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet.I then.<a href="/matthew/20-26.htm">Matthew 20:26-28</a> But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; … <a href="/mark/10-43.htm">Mark 10:43-45</a> But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: … <a href="/luke/22-26.htm">Luke 22:26,27</a> But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve… ye also.<a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a> I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.<a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10,16</a> Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; … <a href="/romans/15-1.htm">Romans 15:1-3</a> We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/16-12.htm">Another's</a> <a href="/john/13-11.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/luke/17-10.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/john/13-13.htm">Master</a> <a href="/john/7-3.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/john/13-13.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/john/13-13.htm">Right</a> <a href="/john/13-13.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/john/13-10.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/1-12.htm">Another's</a> <a href="/john/15-2.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/john/18-16.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/john/20-12.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/john/13-16.htm">Master</a> <a href="/john/19-7.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/matthew/23-7.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/john/13-37.htm">Right</a> <a href="/john/14-26.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/acts/9-37.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">John 13</div>1. <a href="/john/13-1.htm">Jesus washes the disciples' feet, and exhorts them to humility and charity.</a> 18. <a href="/john/13-18.htm">He foretells and discovers to John by a token, that Judas should betray him;</a> 31. <a href="/john/13-31.htm">commands them to love one another;</a> 36. <a href="/john/13-36.htm">and forewarns Peter of his denials.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So if I, your Lord and Teacher, This phrase establishes Jesus' authority and role among His disciples. The titles "Lord" and "Teacher" reflect His divine authority and His role as a rabbi or master. In Jewish culture, a rabbi was a respected teacher of the law, and disciples were expected to follow their rabbi's teachings closely. Jesus' use of these titles emphasizes His position and the significance of His actions. The term "Lord" also connects to Old Testament references to God, highlighting Jesus' divine nature (e.g., <a href="/psalms/110.htm">Psalm 110:1</a>). have washed your feet, Foot washing was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern culture due to the dusty roads and the wearing of sandals. It was typically a task for the lowest servant in a household. By washing His disciples' feet, Jesus demonstrates humility and servanthood, subverting the cultural norms of His time. This act prefigures His ultimate act of service and sacrifice on the cross. It also fulfills the prophecy of the Suffering Servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who humbles Himself for the sake of others.you also should wash one another’s feet. This command is a call to emulate Jesus' example of humility and service. It is not merely a literal instruction but a broader principle of serving others selflessly. This teaching aligns with other New Testament passages that emphasize love and service, such as <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Philippians 2:3-7</a>, where believers are encouraged to have the same mindset as Christ. The act of foot washing symbolizes the cleansing and forgiveness that believers are to extend to one another, reflecting the forgiveness they have received through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is both Lord and Teacher, demonstrating humility and servanthood by washing the disciples' feet. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The followers of Jesus who are present during the Last Supper. They are the recipients of Jesus' act of service and His teaching. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a> The location where the Last Supper takes place, a significant setting for Jesus' final teachings and acts before His crucifixion. 4. <a href="/topical/f/foot_washing.htm">Foot Washing</a> A cultural practice of the time, typically performed by servants, symbolizing humility and service. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a> The final meal Jesus shares with His disciples before His crucifixion, during which He institutes the practice of communion and teaches important lessons.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_model_of_servanthood.htm">The Model of Servanthood</a> Jesus sets an example of humility and service that believers are called to emulate. His actions teach us that no task is beneath us when serving others. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility.htm">The Role of Humility</a> True leadership in the Christian context is marked by humility. Jesus, though Lord and Teacher, chose to serve, challenging us to adopt the same mindset. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_mutual_service.htm">Community and Mutual Service</a> The act of washing one another's feet symbolizes the mutual care and service that should characterize Christian community. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_action.htm">The Call to Action</a> Jesus' command is not merely symbolic but a call to practical action in serving others, reflecting His love and humility in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_authority.htm">Understanding Authority</a> Jesus redefines authority as service, teaching that those who lead must do so with a servant's heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 13</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'a_merry_heart_is_medicine'.htm">What did Jesus teach his disciples at the Last Supper?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_foot_washing.htm">What does the Bible say about foot washing?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_christian_leadership.htm">What defines Christian leadership?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_wealthy_preachers_common.htm">Why do so many preachers accumulate vast wealth when Jesus preached humility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Ye ought also to wash one another's feet.--The argument is a fortiori. If He had so humbled Himself as to do the work of a servant for them, much more ought they to humble themselves for each other. To make his words as striking as possible, they are prefaced by the emphatic I, and "Master and Lord" is repeated from the previous verse, but in the inverse order, to give special prominence to the word of greater dignity.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 14, 15. - If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet; ye ought also to wash one another's feet: for I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Καθώς, "as," "like as," was used by our Lord rather than ὅ, "that which." The ὑπόδειγμα shows that he had set before his disciples a parallel, an example, a symbolic type of the service they were to render to one another, and was not establishing a custom or exact ordinance. The washing of the feet was an Oriental custom of great antiquity as a mark of hospitality (<a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Genesis 18:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Genesis 19:2</a>; Abigail, <a href="/1_samuel/25-41.htm">1 Samuel 25:41</a>; see also <a href="/luke/7-38.htm">Luke 7:38, 44</a>). In <a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">1 Timothy 5:10</a> there is trace of such a custom of Christian hospitality. Considering the ease with which the Church has established a ceremonial from an isolated text, it is remarkable that no more literal use has been made of this injunction. However, Maundy Thursday, a name derived from Dies mandati, was celebrated as the day on which this great command, or that contained in ver. 34, was given - Mandatum novum do vobis - and the feet of the newly baptized were washed. The endeavor to make Augustine the authority for this religious practice is doubtful; but the Council of Toledo (A.D. 694) mentions this particular day as that on which it was appropriate. In the early Gallican Church there was such a ritual, and the forms of pedilavium observed are to be read in early Gothic and Galliean missals. Bernard of Clairvaux tried to convert the ceremony into a sacrament, but without success. And it would seem that some effort was made to introduce it into Spain. "In 1530, Wolsey washed, wiped, and kissed the feet of fifty-nine poor men at Peterborough. The practice was continued by English sovereigns till the reign of James II." (Westcott). No traces of it are to be found in the Ambrosian ritual, but the preservation of the custom is found now in the Russian imperial palace, in the ceremonies of the holy week at Rome, and in the palaces of Vienna, Madrid,Munich. The practice was for a time retained by the United Brethren and Mennonites, and the Tunkers of Philadelphia (see 'Dictionary of Christian Antiquities,' vol. 1. arts. "Baptism," §§ 34, 67, and "Maundy Thursday;" Herzog., 'Encyc.,' art. "Fusswaschung," by H. Merz; and Schaff's 'Herzog.,' art. "Tunkers"). The Church has for the most part looked below the mere form to the real substance of the Lord's teaching, and only thus can we appreciate it adequately. The very injunction would be an inadequate, burdensome one where the feet are covered, and would become impossible and valueless in the Northern and Western world. The service demanded is the self-forgetting ministry of love, which places the interests of self behind and below those of others. Nothing is more theoretically easy and acceptable than this principle, but nothing more difficult of accomplishment. This sentence of our Lord is a noble illustration of the method in which a great principle is made by him the basis of a small duly (cf. Paul's vindication of his own truthfulness and freedom from ἐλάφρια, <a href="/2_corinthians/1-17.htm">2 Corinthians 1:17-20</a>; he based it on God's own faithfulness to promise). <a href="/commentaries/john/13-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. I, ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [your] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Teacher, Διδάσκαλος (Didaskalos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor. have washed ἔνιψα (enipsa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3538.htm">Strong's 3538: </a> To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. feet, πόδας (podas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4228.htm">Strong's 4228: </a> The foot. A primary word; a 'foot'. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. should ὀφείλετε (opheilete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3784.htm">Strong's 3784: </a> Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty. wash νίπτειν (niptein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3538.htm">Strong's 3538: </a> To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution. one another’s ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. feet. πόδας (podas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4228.htm">Strong's 4228: </a> The foot. 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