John 13:8 Themes and Topics

Now when his disciples came up to him, they said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.

When he was alone his followers and the Twelve began asking about the parables. He went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told in parables,

Then his disciples began to interrupt him, saying, "What does this parable mean?" He answered. "To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God; But all others are taught in parables so that seeing they shall not see, and hearing they shall not hear.

Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which he had girded himself. Then he came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand it later." read more.
Peter answered, "No, never shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," said Jesus, "you have no part in me." "Lord," said Simon Peter, "not my feet only, but also my hands and my head."

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles??2 for surely you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God entrusted to me for you? You have heard how by direct revelation the secret truth was made known to me, as I have already briefly written you. By reading what I have written, you can judge of my insight into that secret truth of Christ read more.
which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, namely, that in Christ Jesus the Gentiles form one body with us the Jews, and are coheirs and copartners in the promise, through the gospel.

Then Peter took him aside and began to reprove him, saying. "God forbid, Master! That shall never befall you." Verse Concepts

Peter answered, "No, never shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," said Jesus, "you have no part in me." Verse Concepts

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, and striking at the high priest's slave, cut off his right ear. Verse Concepts

and was now going to God, rose from supper, laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel and girded himself. Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which he had girded himself. Then he came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" read more.
Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand it later." Peter answered, "No, never shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," said Jesus, "you have no part in me." "Lord," said Simon Peter, "not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." Jesus said: "He who has bathed needs only to have his feet washed, and he is altogether clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." (For he knew who should betray him, for that reason he said that they were not every one of them clean.) So after he had washed their feet, and had put on his upper garments again, and taken his place, he said to them. "Do you understand what I have been doing to you? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Master', and you say well, for such I am. If then I have washed your feet, I the 'Master' and the 'Teacher', you also ought to wash one another's feet,

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Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which he had girded himself. Then he came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand it later." read more.
Peter answered, "No, never shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," said Jesus, "you have no part in me." "Lord," said Simon Peter, "not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." Jesus said: "He who has bathed needs only to have his feet washed, and he is altogether clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." (For he knew who should betray him, for that reason he said that they were not every one of them clean.) So after he had washed their feet, and had put on his upper garments again, and taken his place, he said to them. "Do you understand what I have been doing to you? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Master', and you say well, for such I am. If then I have washed your feet, I the 'Master' and the 'Teacher', you also ought to wash one another's feet,

Now just before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come when he should leave this world to go to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, showed forth his love to the end. So while supper was proceeding, and the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given everything into his hands, and that he was come from God, read more.
and was now going to God, rose from supper, laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel and girded himself. Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which he had girded himself. Then he came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand it later." Peter answered, "No, never shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," said Jesus, "you have no part in me." "Lord," said Simon Peter, "not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." Jesus said: "He who has bathed needs only to have his feet washed, and he is altogether clean; and you are clean, but not all of you." (For he knew who should betray him, for that reason he said that they were not every one of them clean.) So after he had washed their feet, and had put on his upper garments again, and taken his place, he said to them. "Do you understand what I have been doing to you? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Master', and you say well, for such I am. If then I have washed your feet, I the 'Master' and the 'Teacher', you also ought to wash one another's feet, for I have given you an example, that you also should do what I have done to you. In solemn truth I tell you that a slave is not greater than his master, neither is a messenger greater than the one who sends him. If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.