John

John 13:13–18

¹³You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. ¹⁴So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. ¹⁶Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,^b nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

¹⁸I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’^c

Footnotes

b 13:16 Cited in John 15:20|JHN 15:20
c 13:18 Psalm 41:9|PSA 41:9

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John 13:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
call	φωνεῖτέ	phōneite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5455 I crow, shout, summon
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
Teacher	Διδάσκαλος	Didaskalos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1320 a teacher
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
rightly	καλῶς	kalōs	Adverb	G2573 well, nobly, rightly
because	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I am	εἰμὶ	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist

John 13:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Teacher	Διδάσκαλος	Didaskalos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1320 a teacher
have washed	ἔνιψα	enipsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3538 I wash
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
feet	πόδας	podas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4228 the foot
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
should	ὀφείλετε	opheilete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3784 I owe, ought
wash	νίπτειν	niptein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3538 I wash
one another’s	ἀλλήλων	allēlōn	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G240 one another
feet	πόδας	podas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4228 the foot

John 13:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have set	ἔδωκα	edōka	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
an example	ὑπόδειγμα	hypodeigma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5262 a figure, copy, example
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
should do	ποιῆτε	poiēte	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
have done	ἐποίησα	epoiēsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
for you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

John 13:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Truly	ἀμὴν	amēn	Hebrew Word	G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
truly	ἀμὴν	amēn	Hebrew Word	G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
servant	δοῦλος	doulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
greater than	μείζων	meizōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
master	κυρίου	kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
nor	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
a messenger	ἀπόστολος	apostolos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
greater than	μείζων	meizōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sent	πέμψαντος	pempsantos	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3992 I send
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

John 13:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
these things	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
you will be	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
blessed	μακάριοί	makarioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3107 happy, blessed
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
you do	ποιῆτε	poiēte	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
them	αὐτά	auta	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

John 13:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am not speaking	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
know	οἶδα	oida	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
whom	τίνας	tinas	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5101 who, which, what
I have chosen	ἐξελεξάμην	exelexamēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G1586 I choose, elect
But	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
this is to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
fulfill	πληρωθῇ	plērōthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Scripture	γραφὴ	graphē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
The one who	Ὁ	Ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
shares	τρώγων	trōgōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5176 I eat
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
bread	ἄρτον	arton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
has lifted up	ἐπῆρεν	epēren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1869 I raise, lift up
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
heel	πτέρναν	pternan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4418 the heel
against	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
Me	ἐμὲ	eme	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I