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John 13:5

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After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
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  1. Luke 7:44Rank 1 from verse 5
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    44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

  2. 1 Timothy 5:10Rank 2 from verse 5
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    10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

  3. Psalms 51:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

  4. Genesis 18:4Rank 4 from verse 5
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    4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

  5. Genesis 19:2Rank 5 from verse 5
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    2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

  6. 1 Corinthians 6:11Rank 6 from verse 5
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    11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  7. 1 Samuel 25:41Rank 7 from verse 5
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    41And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

  8. 2 Kings 3:11Rank 8 from verse 5
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    11But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

  9. Acts 22:16Rank 9 from verse 5
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    16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

  10. Ephesians 5:26Rank 10 from verse 5
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    26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

  11. Hebrews 10:22Rank 11 from verse 5
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    22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  12. Leviticus 14:8Rank 12 from verse 5
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    8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

  13. Revelation 7:14Rank 13 from verse 5
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    14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

  14. Titus 3:3–5Rank 14 from verse 5
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    3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

  15. 1 John 1:7Rank 15 from verse 5
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    7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  16. 1 John 5:6Rank 16 from verse 5
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    6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

  17. 2 Kings 5:10–13Rank 17 from verse 5
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    10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

    11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

    12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

    13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

  18. Ezekiel 36:25Rank 18 from verse 5
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    25¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

  19. John 13:12–14Rank 19 from verse 5
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    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?

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

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

  20. John 19:34Rank 20 from verse 5
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    34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.

  21. Luke 7:38Rank 21 from verse 5
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    38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

  22. Zechariah 13:1Rank 22 from verse 5
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    1IN that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

  23. Exodus 29:4Rank 23 from verse 5
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    4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

  24. Isaiah 1:16Rank 24 from verse 5
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    16¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

  25. Revelation 1:5Rank 25 from verse 5
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    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  26. John 13:10Rank 26 from verse 5
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    10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

  27. John 13:8Rank 27 from verse 5
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    8Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

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John 13:5

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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wipe

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Sense 1: To clean, dry, or remove by rubbing. Sense 2: To clear or take away completely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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girded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gird, meaning to fasten clothing or another object around the body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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13:1NOW 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 them unto the end.

13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

13:3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

13:4He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

13:5After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

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13:6Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

13:7Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

13:8Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

13:9Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

13:10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

13:11For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

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