JOHN 13:4

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.”

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John 13:4 Translation & Meaning

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He riseth ἐγείρεται To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) riseth
from ἐκ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) from
supper, δείπνου Dinner, i.e., the chief meal (usually in the evening) supper
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
laid aside τίθησιν To place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate) laid aside
his τὰ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) his
garments; ἱμάτια A dress (inner or outer) garments
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
took λαβὼν To take. While G0138 is more violent, to seize or remove. took
a towel, λέντιον A "linen" cloth, i.e., apron towel
and girded διέζωσεν To gird tightly girded
himself. ἑαυτόν· (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc himself

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

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

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

  • 5  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.

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




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