Bible Strands
John 13:10
Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses Simon Peter during the foot-washingI have to answer now. The words — λελουμένου (leloumenou) means “having bathed himself,” indicating a complete prior cleansing. οὐκ ἔχει (ouk echei) translates literally as “does not have,” showing that the already-clean person requires only a localized washing. The thread — The text notes in John 15:3 that believers are already clean because of Christ’s spoken word. Paul echoes this sequence in 2 Corinthians 7:1, commanding readers to cleanse themselves from defilement after receiving God’s promises. Why it lands — The passage states that initial cleansing is complete yet requires targeted daily washing. It asks readers to acknowledge their finished status while actively addressing specific areas of daily defilement.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- John 15:3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Numbers 19:19 The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
- Ephesians 5:26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Leviticus 17:15 And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
- Numbers 19:12 He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.
- Leviticus 16:26 The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Leviticus 16:28 The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Numbers 19:7 Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.