But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of Adonai here, that we may inquire of Adonai by him?” One of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”
John 13:4 - Tree of Life Version So He gets up from the meal and lays aside His outer garment; and taking a towel, He wrapped it around His waist. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Got up from supper, took off His garments, and taking a [servant's] towel, He fastened it around His waist. American Standard Version (1901) riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself. Common English Bible So he got up from the table and took off his robes. Picking up a linen towel, he tied it around his waist. Catholic Public Domain Version he rose up from the meal, and he set aside his vestments, and when he had received a towel, he wrapped it around himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself. |
But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of Adonai here, that we may inquire of Adonai by him?” One of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”
“Happy are those slaves whose master finds them alert when he comes. Amen, I tell you, he will prepare himself and have them recline at table, and will come and serve them.
But if you have a slave who is plowing or tending sheep, who among you will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come right in, and recline at table’?
But won’t he instead say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat! Dress yourself and wait on me while I eat and drink; and afterward, you may eat and drink’?
For who is greater, the one who reclines or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
So after He had washed their feet and put His robe back on and reclined again, He said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?
For you know the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah—that even though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning—we should love one another.