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Selected Verse: John 13:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 13:4 |
King James |
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments--outer garments which would have impeded the operation of washing.
and took a towel and girded himself--assuming a servant's dress. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He riseth from supper - Evidently while they were eating. See Joh 13:2.
Laid aside his garments - His outer garment. See the notes at Mat 5:40. This was his mantle or robe, which is said to have been without seam. It was customary to lay this aside when they worked or ran, or in the heat of summer.
Took a towel and girded himself - This was the manner of a servant or slave. See the notes at Luk 17:8. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
From the supper (ἐκ τοῦ δείπνου)
Out of the group gathered at the table.
Laid aside (τίθησι)
Present tense: layeth aside.
Garments (ἱμάτια)
See on Mat 5:40. Upper garments.
Towel (λέντιον)
A Latin word, linteum. A linen cloth. Only here and Joh 13:5.
Girded (διέζωσεν)
Only in this chapter and Joh 21:7. The compound verb means to bind or gird all round. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Layeth aside his garments - That part of them which would have hindered him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He riseth from supper - Not from eating, as Bishop Pearce has well observed, but from his place at table; probably the dishes were not as yet laid down, though the guests were seated. According to the custom of the Jews and other Asiatics, this washing must have taken place before the supper. See on Joh 13:2 (note).
Laid aside his garments - That is, his gown or upper coat, with the girdle wherewith it was girded close to his tunic or under coat; and, instead of this girdle, he tied a towel about him:
1. that he might appear in the character of a servant; and
2. that he might have it in readiness to dry their feet after he had washed them. |
8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;