John 13:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jesus said to him, 'Whoever has bathed needs only to wash their feet, but is otherwise completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὁ λελουμένος οὐ χρείαν ἔχει ἢ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι, ἀλλʼ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος: καὶ ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε, ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ πάντες.

Transliteration

Legei to him the Iēsous, The one having been leloumenos not chreian echei than the podas nipsasthai, but is katharos holos: and you katharoi are, but not all.

Grammar Details

• *Legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *leloumenos*: perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been bathed/washed completely
• *chreian*: accusative, feminine, singular - need
• *echei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - has
• *podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - feet
• *nipsasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to wash (oneself)
• *katharos*: nominative, masculine, singular - clean/pure
• *holos*: nominative, masculine, singular - whole/entire
• *katharoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - clean/pure

Word Meanings

• *Legei*: says/speaks/tells
• *leloumenos*: having been bathed/washed completely/fully washed
• *chreian*: need/necessity
• *echei*: has/holds/possesses
• *podas*: feet
• *nipsasthai*: to wash/to cleanse
• *katharos*: clean/pure/undefiled
• *holos*: whole/entire/completely
• *katharoi*: clean/pure/undefiled

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Jesus said to him, He who is washed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004} to him,{G846} He that{G3588} is bathed{G3068} needeth{G5532} not{G3756} save{G2192} to wash{G3538} his{G2228} feet,{G4228} but{G235} is{G2076} clean{G2513} every whit:{G3650} and{G2532} ye{G5210} are{G2075} clean,{G2513} but{G235} not{G3780} all.{G3956}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} to him{G846}, He that is washed{G3068}{(G5772)} needeth{G5532} not{G3756}{G2192}{(G5719)} save{G2228} to wash{G3538}{(G5670)} his feet{G4228}, but{G235} is{G2076}{(G5748)} clean{G2513} every whit{G3650}: and{G2532} ye{G5210} are{G2075}{(G5748)} clean{G2513}, but{G235} not{G3780} all{G3956}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iesus sayde to him: he that is wesshed nedeth not save to wesshe his fete and is clene every whit. And ye are clene: but not all.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Iesus sayde vnto him: He that is wasshe, nedeth not, saue to washe ye fete, but is cleane euery whytt. And ye are cleane but not all.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iesus sayth to hym: He that is wasshed, nedeth not saue to washe his feete, but is cleane euery whit. And ye are cleane, but not all.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Jesus saith to him, `He who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Jesus said to him, He who is bathed has need only to have his feet washed and then he is clean all over: and you, my disciples, are clean, but not all of you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus replied,“The one who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not every one of you.”

Referenced Verses

• John 15:3 : 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
• 2 Cor 5:17 : 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, completing holiness in the fear of God.
• Eph 4:22-24 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• Eph 5:26-27 : 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word, 27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
• 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Heb 9:10 : 10 They are only regulations concerning food and drink and various ceremonial washings, external ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
• Jas 3:2 : 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body.
• 1 John 1:7-9 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Rom 7:20-23 : 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in my members, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.
• Lev 16:26 : 26 The man who releases the goat to Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward, he may come into the camp.
• Lev 16:28 : 28 The person who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; afterward, he may come into the camp.
• Lev 17:15-16 : 15 Anyone, whether native or foreigner, who eats an animal that died naturally or was torn by wild animals must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Then they will be clean. 16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will bear their guilt.
• Num 19:7-8 : 7 Afterward, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water. Then he may enter the camp, but he shall remain unclean until evening. 8 The one who burns the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall remain unclean until evening.
• Num 19:12-13 : 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 day and the seventh day, he will not be clean. 13 Anyone who touches a dead body, the lifeless body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the LORD's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him. He remains unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.
• Num 19:19-21 : 19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. On the seventh day, he shall purify him. Then the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening. 20 But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. 21 This shall be a permanent statute for them. The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and anyone who touches the water of purification will remain unclean until evening.
• Eccl 7:20 : 20 Surely there is no one righteous on earth who always does good and never sins.
• Song 4:7 : 7 You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no blemish in you.
• Jer 50:20 : 20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the guilt of Israel will be sought, but there will be none; and the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive those I leave as a remnant.
• Matt 6:12 : 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.