John 13:9

New International Reader's Version

“Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet! Wash my hands and my head too!”

Cross References

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands to show that I’m not guilty. Lord, I come near your altar.

Psalm 51:2

Wash away all the evil things I’ve done. Make me pure from my sin.

Psalm 51:7

Sprinkle me with hyssop, then I will be clean. Wash me, then I will be whiter than snow.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, wash your sins from your hearts and be saved. How long will you hold on to your evil thoughts?

Matthew 27:24

Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them. “I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said. “You are accountable for that!”

John 13:10

Jesus answered, “People who have had a bath need to wash only their feet. The rest of their body is clean. And you are clean. But not all of you are.”

John 13:8

“No,” said Peter. “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you can’t share life with me.”

Hebrews 10:22

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart. Let us come near boldly because of our faith. Our hearts have been sprinkled. Our minds have been cleansed from a sense of guilt. Our bodies have been washed with pure water.

1 Peter 3:21

The water of the flood is a picture. It is a picture of the baptism that now saves you too. This baptism has nothing to do with removing dirt from your body. Instead, it promises God that you will keep a clear sense of right and wrong. This baptism saves you by the same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead.