JESUS

The Servant King

John 13
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Jesus knew that the Father had put all things
under his power, and that he had come from
God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up
from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and
wrapped a towel around his waist.
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After that, he poured water into a basin and
began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying
them with the towel that was wrapped
around him.
Question :

Jesus was able to humble Himself

and wash His disciples’ feet.
Why?
He knew who He was and that God had given Him all
power and no one can take it away from Him. Even
though He washed His disciples’ feet, He is still the Son
of God and He cannot lose His power.
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He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you
going to wash my feet?”
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Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing,
but later you will understand.”
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“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with
me.”
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“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but
my hands and my head as well!”
10 Jesus answered, “Those who have had a
bath need only to wash their feet; their
whole body is clean. And you are clean,
though not every one of you.” 11 For he
knew who was going to betray him, and
that was why he said not every one was
clean.
 What kind of job is this feet washing?
In Jewish culture, foot washing could be performed for a
number of reasons. Obviously, it was often simply done for
the sake of hygiene. At the time, people would commonly
wear sandals and as a result, the feet would often be the
dirtiest part of the body. Furthermore, foot washing had a
function in social and hospitality situations, such as visiting
or hosting others.

Usually feet washing is done by a lowly servant to the guests

of the host.
Why did Jesus say if someone has taken a bath, he only needs
to wash his feet?
Bath here means someone is saved, who has Jesus as His
Lord and Savior. A saved person is cleansed from all sins by
Jesus’ blood. However, sometimes, when he speaks or hears
things that are not pleasing to God, he needs to listen to Jesus’
words in order to wash off the “dirt” on the feet.
Why would Jesus want to wash His disciples’ feet?

Before we answer this question, let’s look at the difference

between the world’s and God’s kingdom to be the greatest
one.
Matthew 20:25-28

25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the
rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt
their authority over those under them. 26 But among you it will
be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be
your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must
become your slave. 28 For even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
The differrence of the world and God’s kingdom.

World’s Kingdom God’s Kingdom

• godless rulers throw Whoever wants to be great
their weight around, must become a servant.
how quickly a little Whoever wants to be first
power goes to their among you must be your
heads. slave. That is what the Son
of Man has done: He came
to serve, not be served
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