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John 13:8

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Peter 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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  1. Acts 22:16Rank 1 from verse 8
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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.

  2. Ezekiel 36:25Rank 2 from verse 8
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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.

  3. Titus 3:5Rank 3 from verse 8
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    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;

  4. Ephesians 5:26Rank 4 from verse 8
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    26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

  5. Hebrews 10:22Rank 5 from verse 8
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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.

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John 13:8

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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never

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Sense 1: Not ever; at no time or in no case. Sense 2: In never so constructions, however or no matter how much.

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.

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

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

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hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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part

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Sense 1: A portion or division of a whole. Sense 2: To divide, separate, depart, or share.

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.

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.

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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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