John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet)
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John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet) is a New Testament passage in which Jesus humbly washes his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper, exemplifying servant leadership and love.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical passage
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Gospel of John pericope ⓘ New Testament passage ⓘ |
| action |
Jesus girds himself with a towel
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Jesus lays aside his garments ⓘ Jesus pours water into a basin ⓘ Jesus rises from supper ⓘ Jesus washes the disciples’ feet ⓘ Jesus wipes the disciples’ feet with the towel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christian practice of foot washing ⓘ |
| beginsWith | statement that Jesus loved his own to the end ⓘ |
| book | Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical Scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | immediately before the Passion events ⓘ |
| command | love one another as I have loved you ⓘ |
| contains |
New Commandment
NERFINISHED
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prediction of Judas’s betrayal ⓘ prediction of Peter’s denial ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jesus
NERFINISHED
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Judas Iscariot NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | the Twelve disciples ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifies | love as the mark of Jesus’ disciples ⓘ |
| includesDialogueBetween |
Jesus and Judas implicitly
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Jesus and Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSaying |
A servant is not greater than his master
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By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another ⓘ If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
discourse
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narrative ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Maundy Thursday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInText | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEvent | Jesus washes the disciples’ feet ⓘ |
| setting | Last Supper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
disciples should wash one another’s feet
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whoever wants to lead must serve ⓘ |
| theme |
example of service
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humility ⓘ love ⓘ mutual love among disciples ⓘ obedience to Jesus’ command ⓘ servant leadership ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorship | John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseRange | John 13:1–38 ⓘ |
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