Verse
John 13:15 — For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to…
“For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.”
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The verses around John 13:15.
13Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Verse explanation
Jesus makes clear that the point of the gesture was precisely to serve as a practical example to be repeated, not just an isolated, symbolic scene.
From the John 13 study in Bible in Stories.
John 13:15 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque eu vos dei o exemplo, para que, como eu vos fiz, façaes vós tambem.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque vos tenho dado exemplo, para que como eu vos tenho feito, façais vós também.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Yo les he dejado un ejemplo, para que ustedes hagan como yo hice.
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In other languages: Português (João 13:15) · Español (Juan 13:15)
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