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He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He rises from the supper and lays aside the garments. And having taken a towel, He girded Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /> got up from supper and laid His outer garments <i>aside;</i> and He took a towel and tied it around Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />rose from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He tied it around Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />got up from supper, took off His [outer] robe, and taking a [servant’s] towel, He tied it around His waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he got up from supper, laid aside his outer clothing, took a towel, and tied it around himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So during the meal Jesus got up, removed his outer garment, and wrapped a towel around his waist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So he got up from the table, removed his outer clothes, took a towel, and tied it around his waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So he rose from the table, took off his outer garment, and tied a towel around his waist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore he got up from the table, removed his outer robe, and took a towel and fastened it around his waist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />arose from the meal, and removed his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />rose from the table, threw off His upper garments, and took a towel and tied it round Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />rises from the dinner, and lays down His garments, and having taken a towel, He girded Himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He rises from the supper and lays aside the garments. And having taken a towel, He girded Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He arises from supper, and lays down the garments; and having taken a linen cloth, he girded himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he rose up from the meal, and he set aside his vestments, and when he had received a towel, he wrapped it around himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He rose from supper and laid aside his robes; and he took an apron and tied it around his loins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He arose from supper and put off his robe and took a towel and tied it around his waist.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />arose from supper, and laid aside his garments, and taking a towel, he girded himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />He rises from the supper, and lays aside His garments, and taking a towel, girded Himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />he rises from supper, and lays aside his garments, and taking a towel, he wound it about himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />rose from supper, laid aside his garment, and took a towel to wrap about him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />rose from the table, threw off His upper garments, and took a towel and tied it round Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />He riseth from the supper, and layeth aside His garments; and, taking a towel, He girded Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />riseth from supper, and turneth aside his clothes, and took a towel and tied <i>it</i> about Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/13-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=4810" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeiretai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">So He got up</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1173.htm" title="1173: deipnou (N-GNS) -- A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.">supper,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="5087: tithēsin (V-PIA-3S) -- To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">laid aside</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">His</a> <a href="/greek/2440.htm" title="2440: himatia (N-ANP) -- A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.">outer garments,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labōn (V-APA-NMS) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. "></a> <a href="/greek/1241.htm" title="1241: diezōsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To gird, tie around; mid: I gird round myself. From dia and zonnumi; to gird tightly.">wrapped</a> <a href="/greek/3012.htm" title="3012: lention (N-ANS) -- A towel, apron, coarse cloth. Of Latin origin; a linen cloth, i.e. Apron.">a towel</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heauton (RefPro-AM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">around His waist.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a></span><br />but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-27.htm">Luke 22:27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-41.htm">1 Samuel 25:41</a></span><br />She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">2 Kings 3:11</a></span><br />But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Genesis 18:4</a></span><br />Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Genesis 19:2</a></span><br />and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">1 Timothy 5:10</a></span><br />and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a></span><br />Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-13.htm">Galatians 5:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">1 Corinthians 9:19</a></span><br />Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-11.htm">Matthew 23:11</a></span><br />The greatest among you shall be your servant.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He rises from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.</p><p class="hdg">laid aside.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-37.htm">Luke 12:37</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are</i> those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Luke 17:7</a></b></br> But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-27.htm">Luke 22:27</a></b></br> For whether <i>is</i> greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? <i>is</i> not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/11-44.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/luke/24-4.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/luke/24-4.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/john/11-34.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/john/11-38.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/john/13-2.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/luke/22-36.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/john/11-31.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/john/11-29.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/john/11-29.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/john/11-31.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/john/11-44.htm">Round</a> <a href="/john/13-2.htm">Supper</a> <a href="/john/12-2.htm">Table</a> <a href="/john/9-38.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Tied</a> <a href="/john/11-44.htm">Towel</a> <a href="/luke/22-12.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/luke/12-35.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/john/11-44.htm">Wrapped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/13-5.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/acts/1-10.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/john/13-5.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/john/13-37.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/john/13-28.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/john/13-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/john/21-20.htm">Supper</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Table</a> <a href="/john/19-2.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/acts/22-25.htm">Tied</a> <a href="/john/13-5.htm">Towel</a> <a href="/acts/1-13.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-14.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/john/13-5.htm">Wrapped</a><div class="vheading2">John 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">Jesus washes the disciples' feet, and exhorts them to humility and charity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">He foretells and discovers to John by a token, that Judas should betray him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-31.htm">commands them to love one another;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-36.htm">and forewarns Peter of his denials.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>So He got up from the supper</b><br>This phrase indicates a significant moment during the Last Supper, a pivotal event in the life of Jesus and His disciples. The supper is the Passover meal, a Jewish tradition commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt. Jesus' actions here are deliberate and symbolic, setting the stage for a profound teaching moment. The act of getting up signifies a transition from fellowship to service, highlighting Jesus' role as a servant leader. This moment is also a precursor to the institution of the Lord's Supper, which would become a central sacrament in Christian worship.<p><b>laid aside His outer garments</b><br>In the cultural context of the time, outer garments were a sign of one's status and role. By laying aside His outer garments, Jesus symbolically sets aside His position and authority, embodying humility and servitude. This act prefigures His ultimate laying aside of divine privilege, as described in <a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6-7</a>, where He "emptied Himself" to take on human form. The removal of His garments also foreshadows His crucifixion, where He would be stripped of His clothing, further emphasizing His sacrifice and vulnerability.<p><b>and wrapped a towel around His waist</b><br>Wrapping a towel around His waist is an act associated with servitude, as it was customary for servants to wash the feet of guests. This action by Jesus is a powerful demonstration of humility and love, serving as a model for His disciples to follow. It reflects the prophecy of the Suffering Servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who would bear the burdens of others. The towel symbolizes the cleansing and purification that Jesus offers through His sacrifice, paralleling the spiritual cleansing He provides through His death and resurrection. This act of foot washing is a tangible expression of Jesus' teaching that "the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves" (<a href="/luke/22-26.htm">Luke 22:26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is preparing to perform an act of humility and service by washing His disciples' feet.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who are present at the Last Supper, witnessing and receiving His act of service.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a></b><br>The setting of this event, a significant meal shared by Jesus and His disciples before His crucifixion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the Last Supper takes place, during the time of Passover.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_foot_washing.htm">The Act of Foot Washing</a></b><br>A cultural practice of the time, symbolizing humility and service, which Jesus uses to teach His disciples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_leadership.htm">Humility in Leadership</a></b><br>Jesus demonstrates that true leadership involves serving others. As followers of Christ, we are called to lead by example, prioritizing the needs of others above our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/servanthood_as_a_lifestyle.htm">Servanthood as a Lifestyle</a></b><br>The act of washing feet is symbolic of a lifestyle of servanthood. Believers are encouraged to adopt a servant's heart in all areas of life, seeking opportunities to serve others daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_towel.htm">Symbolism of the Towel</a></b><br>The towel represents readiness to serve. Just as Jesus laid aside His outer garments, we are called to lay aside our pride and self-interest to serve others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_sacrifice.htm">Preparation for Sacrifice</a></b><br>Jesus' actions foreshadow His ultimate sacrifice on the cross. We are reminded that acts of service often require personal sacrifice and self-denial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_context_and_application.htm">Cultural Context and Application</a></b><br>Understanding the cultural significance of foot washing in Jesus' time helps us appreciate the depth of His humility. We are challenged to find culturally relevant ways to serve others today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurred_at_jesus'_last_supper.htm">What happened during Jesus' final meal with his disciples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_greatness,_smallness.htm">What does the Bible say about greatness and smallness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_prioritize_others_today.htm">How can you put others before yourself today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_live_as_christ.htm">What does it mean to live as Christ?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">He riseth from supper, and laid aside' his garments.</span>--Comp. Notes on Luke 22 <span class= "ital">et seq.</span> We there read of "a strife among them which of them should be accounted the greatest." It is placed by St. Luke after the Supper; but our Lord's words, "I am among you as he that serveth," point almost certainly to a connection with this parabolic act. There had been, we may well think, some self-assertion in acts or omissions, which He by His act rebukes. They may have claimed, each above his brother, the place of honour at the table, or it may be that no one had offered the customary refreshment of water for the feet, before sitting down to meat (<a href="/luke/7-44.htm" title="And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, See you this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.">Luke 7:44</a>). "We cannot say what was the immediate cause which suggested His act, but if we attempt to realise the whole scene, we must believe that there was in the disciples themselves some such cause. The garment laid aside would be the outer garment, which would impede His action, leaving the tunic, which was the ordinary dress of a servant.<p>And took a towel, and girded himself.--This was itself a mark of the servant's position, and was meant to signify His assumption of the servant's work. The successive minute details of this picture carry with them their own authenticity.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4, 5</span> - Commentators differ as to the motive which induced our Lord to perform this menial act, to adopt the gesture, girding, and duties of the <span class="greek">δοῦλος</span>, to divest himself of his <span class="greek">ἱμάτια</span> or upper garments, and to appear and veritably to act as a slave. Strauss regards it as a mythical representation of one of our Lord's discourses on humility. Lange, with much pertinence, believes it to correspond to the pain, which he manifested, at the very last Supper, with the unseemly contest for pre-eminence among the apostles (cf. <a href="/luke/22-27.htm">Luke 22:27</a>, "Whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? I am among you as he that serveth"). Others, like Meyer, see no such reference, and require the presence of no such motive. It is remarkable that at such a season this dispute could have arisen at all. I-laving undoubtedly broken out on more than one occasion, our Lord chose the midst of this feast, when we learn from other sources there was such an outbreak, for this emphatic revelation of the royalty of service. Wunsche ('Erl.,' p. 550) says that both "before" and "alter" the Passover festival it was customary, in order to demonstrate the equality and liberty of the guests, to practice mutual interchanges of the ordinary menial service of <span class="accented">hand-washing</span> ('Pesachin,' fol. 108). In this verse every sentence is a distinct picture. <span class="cmt_word">He riseth from the supper, and layeth down his upper garments, and when he had taken a towel, he girded himself</span> (Edersheim and Wunsche both give proof that the Talmud repeatedly Grecizes the word here rendered "towel," <span class="greek">λέντιον</span>, "linen cloth," by the word <span class="accented">lentith</span> or <span class="accented">alen-tith</span>) after the fashion of the humblest slave; then <span class="cmt_word">he poureth water into the washing-basin</span> (<span class="greek">νιπτῆρα</span>), the article of furniture in the room ("Nihil ministerii omittit," says Grotius. Thus he discharges every part of the duty, while the disciples wonder at the new revelation). <span class="cmt_word">And he began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.</span> Westcott refers to the rabbinic commentators on <a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Ezekiel 16:9</a>, "<span class="accented">Among</span> men, the slave washes his master, but with God it is not <span class="accented">so</span>." So then the inversion of all human social relations forced on John's mind the deep truth that we are here face to face with the Divine - with the Divine-human. John here strains his words to give some conception of what passed in his own mind when he saw our Lord's face, and witnessed this great revelation of his character. Though this evangelist did not record the "<span class="accented">Transfiguration</span>," there were moments in Christ's history which produced a still pro-founder impression upon him, and in which he veritably saw the glory of the Only Begotten of God in his Master's form. On this occasion the highest conception of his Divine Personality, origin, and destiny, was blended with the deepest descent of the Lord's entire humanity to the level of weakness, pollution, and sin. The greatest manifestation of God was in the revelation of the exceeding limits, the infinite depth, which love could compass. We may see a little farther on what were the special <span class="accented">steps</span> our Lord took to give this sense of love "<span class="accented">to</span> the uttermost" on the part of him to whom all the universe had been entrusted, who had come from, and was going back to, the Father. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/13-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[So] He got up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγείρεται</span> <span class="translit">(egeiretai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">supper,</span><br /><span class="grk">δείπνου</span> <span class="translit">(deipnou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1173.htm">Strong's 1173: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid aside</span><br /><span class="grk">τίθησιν</span> <span class="translit">(tithēsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[His]</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">outer garments,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱμάτια</span> <span class="translit">(himatia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2440.htm">Strong's 2440: </a> </span><span class="str2">A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">wrapped</span><br /><span class="grk">διέζωσεν</span> <span class="translit">(diezōsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gird, tie around; mid: I gird round myself. From dia and zonnumi; to gird tightly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a towel</span><br /><span class="grk">λέντιον</span> <span class="translit">(lention)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3012.htm">Strong's 3012: </a> </span><span class="str2">A towel, apron, coarse cloth. Of Latin origin; a 'linen' cloth, i.e. Apron.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{around} His {waist}.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑαυτόν</span> <span class="translit">(heauton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Himself, herself, itself. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/13-4.htm">John 13:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/13-4.htm">NT Gospels: John 13:4 Arose from supper and laid aside his (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/13-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 13:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 13:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/13-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 13:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 13:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>