John 13:6

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

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KJV

Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

ASV

So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

YLT

He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, `Sir, thou--dost thou wash my feet?'

DBT

He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and he says to him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

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You ascended from the fountain, what followed? You heard the reading. The high priest, though the presbyters also do it, nevertheless the beginning of the ministry is from the high priest. The high priest, I say, washed your feet. What is this mystery? You surely heard that when the Lord had washed the feet of the other disciples, he came to Peter and Peter said to him: "Do you wash my feet?" (John 13:8). Is this, you the Lord washing the feet of a servant? Do you, the immaculate one, wash my feet?

Ambrose of Milan· On the Sacraments, Book 3, Chapter 1.4-5, 397patristic

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Then cometh he to Simon Peter,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

Lord, dost Thou wash My feet? - Every word here is exceedingly emphatic. Peter had often seen the great humility of his Lord, but never saw his condescension so particularly marked as in this instance.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

Lord, dost thou wash my feet?--Our language cannot bring out the intensely vivid contrast between the "Thou" and the "my," which, by bringing them together, the original expresses, for it is not good English to say, "Lord, Thou my feet dost wash?" But every word of this question is emphatic.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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11 linked verses

The verses this one reaches11

Matthew 8:8
The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Matthew 3:14
But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
Matthew 3:11–14
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
John 1:27
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
Mark 8:32
He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
Jeremiah 13:2
So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.
Matthew 16:22
Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
John 13:8
“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
2 Samuel 6:20
As soon as David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
Genesis 19:18
But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
leads to
- Isaiah 6:5
  Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD…
- Job 42:5–6
  My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
- Revelation 1:17
  When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Job 40:4
  “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
Through
John 1:27
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
leads to
- Luke 3:16
  John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with…
- John 1:30
  This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
- Matthew 3:11
  I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
- Mark 1:7
  And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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