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John 13:14–15

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If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
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From verse 14

  1. 1 Peter 5:5Rank 1 from verse 14
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    5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  2. Acts 20:35Rank 2 from verse 14
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    35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

  3. Romans 12:16Rank 3 from verse 14
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    16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

  4. Galatians 5:13Rank 4 from verse 14
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    13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

  5. Luke 22:26–27Rank 5 from verse 14
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    26But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

    27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

  6. 1 Peter 4:1Rank 6 from verse 14
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    1FORASMUCH then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

  7. Mark 10:43–45Rank 7 from verse 14
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    43But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

    44And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

    45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  8. Hebrews 5:8–9Rank 8 from verse 14
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    8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

    9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

  9. Matthew 20:26–28Rank 9 from verse 14
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    26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

    27And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

    28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  10. 1 Corinthians 8:13Rank 10 from verse 14
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    13Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

  11. Philippians 2:2–8Rank 11 from verse 14
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    2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

    3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

    4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

    5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

    6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

    7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

    8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

  12. 2 Corinthians 8:9Rank 12 from verse 14
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    9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  13. Galatians 6:1–2Rank 13 from verse 14
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    1BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

    2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

  14. Romans 15:1–3Rank 14 from verse 14
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    1WE then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

    2Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

    3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

  15. 1 Corinthians 9:19–22Rank 15 from verse 14
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    19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

    20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

    21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

    22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

  16. 2 Corinthians 10:1Rank 16 from verse 14
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    1NOW I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

  17. Hebrews 12:2Rank 17 from verse 14
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  18. Romans 12:10Rank 18 from verse 14
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    10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

From verse 15

  1. 1 John 2:6Rank 1 from verse 15
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    6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

  2. Matthew 11:29Rank 2 from verse 15
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    29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  3. 1 Peter 2:21Rank 3 from verse 15
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    21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

  4. 1 Peter 3:17–18Rank 4 from verse 15
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    17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  5. Ephesians 5:2Rank 5 from verse 15
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    2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  6. Romans 15:5Rank 6 from verse 15
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    5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

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John 13:14

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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master

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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

washed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wash, meaning to cleanse with water or another liquid; to bathe or cause water to pass over.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wash

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To cleanse with water or another liquid; to bathe or cause water to pass over.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 13:15

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

example

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A person, act, event, pattern, representation, or exhibited case set before others for imitation, instruction, admonition, warning, public exposure, or judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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13:12So 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?

13:13Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

13:14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.

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13:15For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

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13:16Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

13:17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

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