# John 13.13

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">For he knew him that should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.</span> 12. So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Know ye what I have done to you?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">Ye call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.</span> (John 13:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, <span class="rl-speech">“You are not all clean.”</span> 12. So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Do you know what I have done to you?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.</span> (John 13:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.</span> 12. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Know ye what I have done to you?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.</span> (John 13:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. for he knew him who is delivering him up; because of this he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Ye are not all clean.'</span> 12. When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Do ye know what I have done to you?</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">if then I did wash your feet, the Lord and the Teacher, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">'For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;</span> (John 13:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 13](/codex/john-13/)
- [Teacher](/codex/teacher/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H5650 - ebed](/codex/h5650-ebed/), via [John 13.13-16](/codex/john-13-13-16/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.