John 13:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Peter said to Him, 'You will never wash my feet!' Jesus answered, 'If I do not wash you, you have no share with Me.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγει αὐτῷ Πέτρος, Οὐ μὴ νίψῃς τοὺς πόδας μου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐὰν μὴ νίψω σε, οὐκ ἔχεις μέρος μετʼ ἐμοῦ.

Transliteration

Legei to him Petros, Not not nipsēs the podas of me unto the aiōna. Apekrithē to him the Iēsous, If not nipsō you, not echeis meros with me.

Grammar Details

• *Legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
• *Petros*: nominative, masculine, singular - Peter
• *nipsēs*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd singular - you might wash
• *podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - feet
• *aiōna*: accusative, masculine, singular - age/eternity
• *Apekrithē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - answered/replied
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *nipsō*: aorist active subjunctive, 1st singular - I might wash
• *echeis*: present active indicative, 2nd singular - you have
• *meros*: accusative, neuter, singular - part/share

Word Meanings

• *Legei*: says/speaks/tells
• *nipsēs*: wash/cleanse
• *podas*: feet
• *aiōna*: age/eternity/forever
• *Apekrithē*: answered/replied/responded
• *nipsō*: wash/cleanse
• *echeis*: have/possess/hold
• *meros*: part/share/portion

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Peter said to him, You shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Peter{G4074} saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} Thou shalt{G3538} {G1519} never{G165} wash{G3538} my{G3450} feet.{G4228} Jesus{G2424} answered{G611} him,{G846} If{G1437} I wash{G3538} thee{G4571} not,{G3361} thou hast{G2192} no{G3756} part{G3313} with{G3326} me.{G1700}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Peter{G4074} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, Thou shalt{G3538} never{G1519}{G165}{G3364} wash{G3538}{(G5661)} my{G3450} feet{G4228}. Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5662)} him{G846}, If{G3362} I wash{G3538}{(G5661)} thee{G4571} not{G3362}, thou hast{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} part{G3313} with{G3326} me{G1700}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Peter sayd vnto him: thou shalt not wesshe my fete whill ye worlde stondeth. Iesus answered him: yf I wasshe ye not thou shalt have no part with me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The sayde Peter vnto him: Thou shalt neuer wash my fete. Iesus answered him: Yf I wash ye not, thou shalt haue no parte with me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Peter sayth vnto hym: Thou shalt neuer wasshe my feete. Iesus aunswered hym: If I wasshe thee not, thou hast no part with me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, ‹If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with me."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Peter saith to him, `Thou mayest not wash my feet -- to the age.' Jesus answered him, `If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with me."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Peter said to him,“You will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied,“If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
• Titus 3:5 : 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
• Heb 10:22 : 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
• Eph 5:26 : 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word,
• Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.
• Ezek 36:25 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
• Matt 16:22 : 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord! This shall never happen to You!"
• Acts 22:16 : 16 And now, why delay? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.
• Matt 21:29 : 29 The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went.
• Matt 26:33 : 33 But Peter replied to Him, "Even if everyone else falls away because of You, I will never fall away."
• Matt 26:35 : 35 Peter said to Him, "Even if I have to die with You, I will never disown You." And all the disciples said the same.
• John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'
• John 13:6 : 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, 'Lord, are You going to wash my feet?'
• Zech 13:1 : 1 On that day, a fountain will be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• Gen 42:38 : 38 But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'
• Isa 4:4 : 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleanse the bloodstains of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning.
• Ezek 16:4-9 : 4 On the day you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. 5 No eye looked on you with pity to do any of these things for you, out of compassion. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, for you were despised on the day you were born. 6 Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay in your blood, I said to you, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you, ‘Live!’ 7 I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew and became tall and reached the age of maturity. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew, but you were still naked and bare. 8 Then I passed by you again and saw you, and behold, you were at the age for love. So I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I made my vow to you, entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD, and you became mine. 9 Then I washed you with water and rinsed the blood from you and anointed you with oil.
• Col 2:23 : 23 These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,
• Rev 7:14 : 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'
• Heb 9:22-23 : 22 Indeed, according to the Law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 23 Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices than these.
• Heb 10:4-9 : 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me. 6 You were not pleased with whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin. 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll of the book—to do Your will, O God.'" 8 After saying above that sacrifices, offerings, whole burnt offerings, and offerings for sins You did not desire nor were pleased with—which are offered according to the law— 9 then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will.' He takes away the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.