If I then (ε ουν εγω). Argumentative sense of ουν (therefore). Condition of first class, assumed to be true, with first aorist act…

You also should wash, and so forth. Some have understood this literally as instituting a religious rite that we should observe; b…

You ought also to wash one another’s feet.—The argument is à fortiori. If He had so humbled Himself as to do the…

For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and …

St. Augustine of Hippo: Our Lord, mindful of His promise to Peter that he would know the meaning of His act—you will know af…

A second le on Jesus wished to impart to the disciples by this act was one of love and humble service. His question, “Do you understand what I have…

If then I, who am your Lord and Master. This is an argument from the greater to the less. Pride hinders us from maintaining that equality …

If I then your Lord and Master
Christ argues from these titles and characters, which his disciples rightly gave him,…

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. …

1. After our Lord showed that His humble service was nece ary, He then urged that it be imitated.

The Evangelist first describes the c…