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John 13:15
For I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to re you.
For I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to re you.
YE ALSO OUGHT TO WASH ... - Some have understood this literally as instituting a religious rite which we ought to observe; but this was evidently not the design; because: * There is no evidence that...
CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The Washing of the Disciples' Feet. (John 13:1 .)_ 2. Instructions given; to Wash One Another's Feet. (John 13:12 .) 3. The Betrayal Foretold. (John 13:18 .) 4. His Own Departure an...
THE MEANING OF THE ACT: THE ONE EXCEPTION. The disciples recognise in Him their teacher and master. They should, therefore, follow His example by helping each other even in the lowliest services. The...
FOR. HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE. Christ gave an _example,_ not. church ordinance. It is our duty to follow the example and render the same kind of service to fellow Christians. To make his example. cer...
Before the Festival of the Passover, Jesus, in the knowledge that his hour had come to leave this world and to go to the Father, although he had always loved his own people in the world, decided to sh...
THE ROYALTY OF SERVICE (John 13:1-17)...
EXAMPLE. Greek. _hupodeigma._ Occurs Hebrews 4:11; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 9:23, &c....
_as I have done to you_ Not, - _what_I have done to you," but - EVEN AS I have done:" this is the spirit in which to act self-sacrificing humility whether or no it be exhibited precisely in this way....
ΚΑΘῺΣ ἘΓῺ ἘΠ. ὙΜΙ͂Ν. Not, ‘_what_ I have done to you,’ but ‘EVEN AS I have done:’ this is the spirit in which to act—self-sacrificing humility—whether or no it be exhibited precisely in this way. Mutu...
THE INNER GLORIFICATION OF CHRIST IN HIS LAST DISCOURSES...
Ver 12. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said to them, Know you what I have done to you? 13. You call me Master and Lord: and you say well; for...
_JESUS WASHED THE FEET OF HIS DISCIPLES -- JOHN 13:1-20:_ The time was just before Passover. Jesus knew that the time of His death was at hand. He would soon leave this world and return to the Father....
ΥΠΌΔΕΙΓΜΑ (G5262) пример, образец, иллюстрация (Barrett; ММ), ΈΔΩΚΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать, ΈΠΟΊΗΣΑ _aor. ind. act._ ΠΟΙΉΤΕ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать. _Conj._ с...
DISCOURSE: 1678 CHRIST’S CONDESCENSION John 13:12. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me...
FOR I HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE,— "I have set you a pattern of humility, to recommend that indispensably necessary grace to you:" and it must be acknowledged, that nothing shews us more effectually th...
THE LESSON ON LOVING SERVICE _Text 13:12-20_ 12 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me, Te...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 13:12-20 The following is given as an Analysis of the second section of John 13:— The opening portion of John 13 makes known the provision which Divine love has...
_FOR I HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE, THAT YE SHOULD DO AS I HAVE DONE TO YOU._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
The most menial service the Lord could perform for them was the washing of their feet. No wonder Peter protested! He has not fully learned the lesson that the Lord is abasing Himself even to death, be...
THE LAST SUPPER 1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem (Matthew 26:20;...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 13 JESUS WASHES HIS *DISCIPLES’ FEET 13:1-11 V1 It was the day before the *Passover. Jesus knew that it was time for hi...
THAT YE SHOULD DO AS I HAVE DONE TO YOU. — The example is in the principle, not in the specific act; it is not “that which I have done to you,” but “according as I have done to you.” The imitation is...
VI. _ THE FOOT-WASHING._ "Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the wor...
ὑπόδειγμα … ποιῆτε. ὑπόδειγμα is condemned by Phrynichus, who recommends the Attic παράδειγμα. See Rutherford's interesting note, _New Phryn._, p. 62. The purpose, ἵνα, of His action was that they mig...
_Jesus washes the disciples' feet and explains His action_....
THE MASTER'S EXAMPLE John 13:12-20 Notwithstanding His great humility, Jesus expects to be regarded as Master and Lord; do we so call and treat Him? We must be as willing to obey Him as a soldier to...
For a time our Lord now devoted Himself to His own, and in this connection we have the account of His washing the disciples' feet. The whole action was Eastern, and was the action of a slave: By what...
FOOT-WASHING John 13:1-20. “And before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that the hour has come that He must depart out of this world to His Father, having loved His own in the world with Divi...
“ _When therefore he had washed their feet and taken his garments again, having resumed his seat at table_, _he said to them, Know you what I have done to you?_ 13. _You call me Master and Lord_, _and...
THIRD PART: THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAITH IN THE DISCIPLES. 13:1- 17:26. THE third part of the Gospel describes the last moments which Jesus passed with His disciples; while making us acquainted with the s...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 12-20. 1. The explanation of the act performed by Jesus which is here given evidently points towards humility, and thus is easily connected with the dispu...
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's s on, to betray him; (3) Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was c...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
15._For I have given you an example. _It deserves our attention that Christ says that he _gave an example_; for we are not at liberty to take all his actions, without reserve, as subjects of imitation...
Now, then, the Lord has taken His place as going to the Father. The time was come for it. He takes His place above, according to the counsels of God, and is no longer in connection with a world that h...
FOR I HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE,.... Christ is an example to his people, in many things; not in his miraculous performances and mediatorial work, but in the exercise of grace, of meekness, humility, l...
For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Ver. 15. _For I have given you an example_] υποδειγμα. This St Peter calls υπογραμμον, a copy for us to write after, 1 Peter...
_So after he had washed their feet_, &c. After he had given them such a striking proof of his humility, condescension, and love, by performing to them the office of the meanest slave; _he said, Know y...
AN EXAMPLE; of humility, condescension, and love. To inculcate the importance of these was his object in doing what was usually done by a servant....
WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He minister to the world, but to His own disciples, from chapte...
1-17 Our Lord Jesus has a people in the world that are his own; he has purchased them, and paid dear for them, and he has set them apart for himself; they devote themselves to him as a peculiar peopl...
Ver. 15,16. The apostles were to take up a very high station in the gospel church, and our hearts are very prone to swell in a high opinion of ourselves, for which the nature of man taketh advantage f...
John 13:15 For G1063 given G1325 (G5656) you G5213 example G5262 that G2443 you G5210 do G4160 ...
‘So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer clothes and again sat down, he said to them “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Master and Lord and you say well, for so I am. If I...
THE WASHING OF THE FEET: A LESSON IN HUMILITY (JOHN 13:1). Two major lessons come out from this passage. The first is that of the example that Jesus was giving of true humility in love and service. He...
John 13:15. FOR I GAVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THAT YE ALSO SHOULD DO EVEN AS I DID TO YOU. What the giver of a commission does may well be done by the servant to whom the commission is given. It is important...
We enter here upon the fifth of those sections into which we have seen that the Gospel is divided; and the section extends to the close of chap. 17. The scene and the circumstances of the actors in it...
AN EXAMPLE (υποδειγμα). For the old παραδειγμα (not in N.T.), from υποδεικνυμ, to show under the eyes as an illustration or warning (Matthew 3:7), common in the papyri for illustration, example, war...
John 13:1 The Washing of the Feet When we seek to wash a brother's feet we must be very careful about three things, which I give in the quaint way in which I have somewhere seen them expressed. I. ...
John 13:1. _Now before the feast of the passover,_ Or, just as it was about to begin, John 13:1. _When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, havi...
John 13:1. _Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved...
CONTENTS: Last Passover. Jesus washes disciples' feet. Betrayal foretold, also Peter's denial. CHARACTERS: Jesus, God, Judas, disciples, Peter, Satan. CONCLUSION: What was consistent with the dignity...
John 13:1. _Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come._ What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in the house of Simon. Judas was now rebuked before all p...
I HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU. Not a _rite,_ but an example! They are to be eager to show respect to each other, in a humble, loving spirit. To be the _greatest,_ forget yourself and serve others!...
_Now before the feast of the Passover._ A THREE-FOLD MARVEL I. A MARVELLOUS LOVE: that of Christ for His own. Marvellous in respect of 1. Its time. (1) Before the feast of the Passover, when His t...
OUR GREAT EXAMPLE I have given you an example. John 13:15. Our text today is one of Christ's sayings. He said it to His disciples the last evening He was on earth, just before they all had their la...
JOHN 13:1 The Farewell Teaching and the Passion Narrative. The second half of John’s Gospel consists of Jesus’ farewell teaching (chs. John 13:1) and the events surrounding his death and resurrection...
1-38 CHAPTER 13 VER. 1. _Before the Feast of the Passover._ About the thirteenth day of the first month; the Passover, say the Greeks, having to be celebrated by the Law of the Jews on the fourteenth...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 13:1. BEFORE THE FEAST, ETC.—Jesus came to Jerusalem steadfastly resolved to finish the work given Him to do (Luke 12:50, etc.). These words are not to be connect...
EXPOSITION IV. THE FINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND ACTION OF THE LOGOS INCARNATE, EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY AND TO THE UTTERMOST AS
Let's turn to the thirteenth chapter of the gospel according to John. We have come into a new section of the gospel of John, which carries us through chapter 17. And Chapter s 13 through 17 cover a pe...
1 John 2:6; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Peter 3:17; 1 Peter 3:18; Ephesians 5:2;...
Example [υ π ο δ ε ι γ μ α]. On the three words used in the New Testament for example, uJpodeigma, tupov, and deigma, see on 2 Peter 2:6; 1 Peter 5:3; Jude 1:7....