John 13:16 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.”

John 13:16

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If I then, {your} Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

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John 13:1

"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."

John 13:2

"And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's {son}, to betray him;"

John 13:3

"Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;"

John 13:4

"He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself."

John 13:5

"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."

John 13:6

"Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? {Peter saith: Gr. he saith}"

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