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He that is bathed (ο λελουμενος). Perfect pa ive articular participle of λουω, to bathe the whole body (Acts 9:37).
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
He that is washed. This is a difficult passage, and interpreters have been divided about its meaning. Some have supposed that it was custo…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
He that is washed needs not, save to wash his feet.—Better, He who has bathed... St. Peter’s words implied that he was wholly unc…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with me. Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my h…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Origen of Alexandria: As a physician who has many sick people under his care begins with those who need his attention most, s…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Peter, mistaking Jesus’ veiled figure for the literal act, expressed his devotion by asking for a bath. Separation from Jesus was abhorrent to him.…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
He who is washed needs not to wash more than his feet, but is altogether clean. First, He says that believers are altogether clean;
John Gill
JohnGill
Jesus says to him, he that is washed Not he that is baptized; for every such person is not wholly clean, but he who is regenerated …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our Lord Jesus has a people in the world that are His own; He has purchased them, and paid dearly for them, and He has set them apart for Himself. …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
After showing the dignity of Christ, the Evangelist now commends His humility, which Christ showed by washing the feet of the disciples.
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A.T. Robertson
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