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Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I don`t wash you, you have no part with me."
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The Danger of False Humility
Scholars note that Peter's refusal, while sounding reverent, was actually a form of pride. He prioritized his own sense of propriety over obedience to Jesus' command. Commentators like Calvin and Ellicott explain that true humility involves surrendering our will to God, even when we don't understand His actions. Peter's 'humility' was preventing him from receiving what Christ wanted to give.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You shall never wash my feet. This was a decided and firm expression of his reverence for his Master, and yet it was improper. Jesus had j…
Thou shalt never wash my feet (ου μη νιψηις μου τους ποδας εις τον αιωνα). Strong double negative ου μη with first aorist active s…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt never wash my feet.—For the word “never,” compare the Note on John 8:51. The incidental touches of character w…
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Baptist
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do you do not know now, but you shall know afterward. Peter said to him, You shall never wash my feet.
(6–8a) The response of Simon Peter may have been representative of the common feeling that Jesus ought not to demean himself by washing their feet.…
16th Century
Protestant
You shall never wash my feet. Until now Peter’s modesty was excusable, though it was not free from blame; but now he errs more seriously, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Peter says to him, you shall never wash my feet Before he had behaved with modesty, but now with obstinacy and perversene…
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
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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