John 13:14

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“So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”

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BSBPD

“So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“if then I did wash your feet--the Lord and the Teacher--ye also ought to wash one another's feet.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 13:14 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 20:26It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
  2. Mark 10:43But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
  3. Luke 22:26But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
  4. Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
  5. Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
  6. Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
  7. Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
  8. 1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
  9. 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  10. 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  11. 2 Corinthians 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
  12. Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  13. Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
  14. Philippians 2:2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
  15. Hebrews 5:8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
  16. Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  17. 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
  18. 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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