John 13:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Simon Peter [then] said to Him, “Lord, do not [just] wash my feet only, but my hands and head, too.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, [wash] not only my feet, but my hands and my head too! American Standard Version (1901) Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Common English Bible Simon Peter said, “Lord, not only my feet but also my hands and my head!” Catholic Public Domain Version Simon Peter said to him, "Then Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head. |
So, when Pilate saw that he was not convincing anyone, but that a riot was brewing instead, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd saying, “I am not responsible for this man’s blood. [Note: Some ancient manuscripts say “righteous man’s blood”]. You tend to the matter.”
Jesus replied to him, “The person who has already had a bath is completely clean and does not need to wash anything but his feet. And you disciples are [already] clean [i.e., spiritually], but not every one of you.”
Peter said to Him, “[No], you will never wash my feet.” Jesus replied to him, “If I do not wash you, you will not be able to participate with me [i.e., as a disciple].”
we should draw close [to God] with a sincere heart and a fully assured faith, having had our hearts sprinkled from a guilty conscience [See 9:13-14] and having had our bodies washed with clean water [i.e., in our immersion].
This water prefigured immersion [into Christ], which now also saves you, not by removing dirt from the [physical] body, but [by serving] as an appeal [or, “pledge”] to God for a clear conscience through the raising of Jesus Christ from the dead.