# John 13.3

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all the things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto God,</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">Then he poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.</span> (John 13:1-5, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and was going to God,</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.</span> (John 13:1-5, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.</span> (John 13:1-5, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who [are] in the world, to the end he loved them.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">And supper being come, the devil already having put [it] into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">Jesus knowing that all things the Father hath given to him, into [his] hands, and that from God he came forth, and unto God he goeth,</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">afterward he putteth water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe with the towel with which he was being girded.</span> (John 13:1-5, 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:**

- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 13](/codex/john-13/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/)

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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.