Bible Commentary

Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he.] 19. Now ] Better, as the margin, From henceforth (comp. Joh 1:51, Joh 14:7; Rev 14:13). Hitherto Christ had been reserved about the presence of a traitor; to point him out would have been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:19”

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 18. I speak not of you all ] There is one who knows these things, and does not do them, and is the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:18”

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 17. happy are ye if ye do them ] Better, blessed are ye, &c. It is the same Greek word as is used in Joh 20:29 and in the Beatitudes both in S. Matthew and in S. Luke. Comp. Luk 11:28; Luk 12:43; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:17”

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 16. The servant is not greater than his lord ] This saying occurs four times in the Gospels, each time in a different connexion: (1) to shew that the disciples … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:16”

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 15. 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:15”

If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. 14. your Lord and Master, have washed ] Rather, the Lord and the Master, washed. For the construction comp. Joh 15:20 and Joh 18:23. ye also ought to wash one another’s feet ] The custom of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:14”

Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am. 13. Master and Lord ] Or, The Master ( Teacher) and the Lord. These are the ordinary titles of respect paid to a Rabbi: ‘Lord’ is the correlative of ‘servant,’ so that ‘Master’ might be a synonym for that also; but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:13”

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? 12. was set down ] The Greek verb occurs frequently in the Gospels (and nowhere else in N.T.) of reclining at meals. It always implies a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:12”

For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 11. who should betray him ] Or, him that was betraying Him. The Greek construction is exactly equivalent to that of ‘He that should come’ (Mat 11:3; Luk 7:19); in both cases it is the present participle with the definite … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:11”

Jesus 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. 10. He that is washed ] Rather, He that is bathed (comp. Heb 10:22 and 2Pe 2:22). In the Greek we have quite a different word from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 13:10”