Why did feet need to be washed in those days?
Because they became
very dirty (see
Who was John the Baptist?).
Is that why Jesus dresses down like a slave and washes the disciples' feet?
No, if hygiene had been the issue, the disciples would have washed their feet
before the meal started, and it was unthinkable to have a rabbi who washes the feet
of his disciples under any circumstances.
Jesus washes the disciples' feet at what moment?
Jesus had told them that one of them would betray Him:
"But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the
Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is
betrayed!" (Luke 22:21-22). They begin trying to guess the perpetrator among them, and their discussion soon
degenerates into an argument over who is the best among them: "Then they began
to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest" (Luke
22:23-24). It is while they argue on in pride that Jesus dresses down like a slave and washes
the disciples' feet.
What tendency does Peter exhibit in John 13:6-9?
He tends to talk before thinking.
What doesn't he exhibit in John 13:6-9?
An ego before Jesus. Having just declared, “You shall never wash my
feet!” (John 13:8) one would expect him to next try to defend his
position. Yet on one word from Jesus, he abandons it and instead swings to
the other extreme: “Lord, not my feet only, but also my
hands and my head!” (John 13:8)
What is meant by, "He who is bathed needs only to
wash his feet, but is completely clean" (John 13:10)?
When a person is saved by Jesus, they are "completely clean"
of sins, but they don't completely stop sinning, even though they
sin less and less. So, just as road dirt continues to accumulate on cleaned
feet and repeatedly needs to be washed, so should our daily sins constantly be
confessed to Jesus, not to another human being, and repented.
Who is Jesus talking about in John 13:11 and what is He saying?
He is saying that Judas Iscariot is not saved.
What’s disappointing about what is described in John
13:4-12?
It records one of the twelve disciples protesting, but none of them volunteering to wash the others’ feet in Jesus’ place.
What is the difference between "Teacher" and "Lord" (John 13:13)?
Teacher is someone to be listened to and observed. Lord is someone to be obeyed unconditionally.
To you, is Jesus both or one?