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So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?
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Commentators note that Jesus' question, "Do you understand what I have done?" was not seeking an answer. Instead, it was a rhetorical tool to capture the disciples' full attention. They understood the physical act of washing, but Jesus was preparing them to grasp its deeper spiritual and practical meaning, which He was about to explain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do you know what, and all it implies? Do you know the meaning or design of what I have done to you?
Sat down again (ανεπεσεν παλιν). Second aorist active indicative of αναπιπτω, old compound verb to fall back, to lie down, to recl…
19th Century
Anglican
And was set down again.—This means in the reclining position customary at meals. Compare to Luke 11:37;[Reference Luke 22…
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Baptist
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 …
A second lesson Jesus wished to impart to the disciples by this act was one of love and humble service. His question, “Do you understand what I hav…
16th Century
Protestant
When then he had washed their feet. Christ finally explains what His intention was in washing the feet of His disciples, for what…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So after he had washed their feet Not Peter's only, but the rest of the disciples also: some have thought, that he w…
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. …
13th Century
Catholic
1. After our Lord showed that His humble service was necessary, He then urged that it be imitated.
The Evangelist first describes the …
