# John 13.4-5

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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> 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>**
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> 6. So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7. Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.</span> (John 13:2-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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> 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>**
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> 6. Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7. Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">“You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”</span> (John 13:2-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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> 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>**
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> 6. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? <sup>Peter saith: Gr. he saith</sup> 7. Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.</span> (John 13:2-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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> 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>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, 'Sir, thou, dost thou wash my feet?'</span> 7. Jesus answered and said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'</span> (John 13:2-7, 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._

- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), *egeiro*, Strong's G1453

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 13](/codex/john-13/)

**Passages:**

- [1 Peter 5.5](/codex/1-peter-5-5/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.