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If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another`s feet.
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A Model of Humility
Commentators widely agree that Jesus was not instituting a formal religious rite like baptism. Instead, by washing the disciples' feet—a task for the lowest servant—He provided a powerful, unforgettable example. The core lesson is about embodying a spirit of humility and being willing to perform any act of service for fellow believers, no matter how lowly.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You also should wash, and so forth. Some have understood this literally as instituting a religious rite that we should observe; b…
If I then (ε ουν εγω). Argumentative sense of ουν (therefore). Condition of first class, assumed to be true, with first aorist act…
19th Century
Anglican
You ought also to wash one another’s feet.—The argument is à fortiori. If He had so humbled Himself as to do the…
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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
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 …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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. …
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 …
