John 13:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:1-20

1. Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet 13:1-20Jesus began His farewell address (cf. Moses, Deuteronomy 31-33; Joshua, Joshua 23-24; Paul, Acts 20) with an object lesson. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:1-30

A. The Last Supper 13:1-30Jesus concluded each of His prolonged stays and ministries in a district with an important meal."At the first ’Supper,’ [i.e., the feeding of the 5,000, at the end of the Galilean ministry, mainly to Jews] the Jewish guests would fain have proclaimed Him Messiah-King; at the second [i.e., the feeding of the 4,000, at the end of the Decapolis ministry, mainly to Gentiles], as ’the Son of Man,’ He gave food to those Gentile multitudes which having been with Him those... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:12-20

The explanation of foot-washing 13:12-20 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 13:14-15

Jesus had given the Twelve a lesson in humble service of one another. Specifically He took a lower role than theirs for their welfare. Similarly Jesus’ disciples should willingly and happily put meeting the needs of others before maintaining their own prestige (cf. Philippians 2:1-11)."The world asks, ’How many people work for you?’ but the Lord asks, ’For how many people do you work?’" [Note: Wiersbe, 1:347.] Some Christians believe that Jesus’ command here is binding on the church in a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:1-38

The Last Supper1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem (Matthew 26:20; Mark 14:17; Luke 22:14). Writing to supplement the synoptists, St. John omits practically all that they have recorded, and this accounts for his omission of the institution of the Holy Communion. The points peculiar to St. John are the feet-washing, the incident of the sop, the details about the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 13:14

(14) Ye ought also to wash one another’s feet.—The argument is à fortiori. If He had so humbled Himself as to do the work of a servant for them, much more ought they to humble themselves for each other. To make his words as striking as possible, they are prefaced by the emphatic I, and “Master and Lord” is repeated from the previous verse, but in the inverse order, to give special prominence to the word of greater dignity. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 13:1-38

The Self-sacrifice of Love John 13:1 It would seem that the washing of the disciples' feet and the institution of the Holy Communion were closely connected. Both of these actions belong to the region, as we should say, of unsupernatural actions; but they are symbolic, they are parables in action, pregnant with deep spiritual meaning, for both are revelations of the selfsacrifice of love. We see the Lord there at the last meal, fortified no doubt beforehand by prayer during those quiet hours of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - John 13:1-17

VI. THE FOOT-WASHING."Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing 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. And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He came forth from God, and goeth unto God, riseth from supper, and layeth aside... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - John 13:1-38

CHAPTER 13 1. The Washing of the Disciples’ Feet. (John 13:1-11 .) 2. Instructions given; to Wash One Another’s Feet. (John 13:12-17 .) 3. The Betrayal Foretold. (John 13:18-30 .) 4. His Own Departure and the New Commandment. (John 13:31-35 .) 5. The Denial of Peter Foretold. (John 13:36-38 .) We reach with this chapter the most precious portion of this Gospel. The multitudes are left behind. Israel has completely rejected Him and now He gathered His own beloved disciples around Himself... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:1-38

WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He minister to the world, but to His own disciples, from chapter 13 through 16; and it is marvelous that He makes every spiritual provision for them before leaving them. With calm, measured steps all is ordered here. He knows His hour is come, but it is not said His hour to die, but to depart out of the world to the Father (v.1). How sweetly do the counsels... read more

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