John 13:10 (DBY)

Passage

Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all.

Nearby Context

John 13:8 Peter says to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me.

John 13:9 Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

John 13:10 Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all.

John 13:11 For he knew him that delivered him up: on account of this he said, Ye are not all clean.

John 13:12 When therefore he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, having sat down again, he said to them, Do ye know what I have done to you?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "says", "washed", "over", "needs", "save", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "says", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Simon Peter says to him Lord not..." into verse 11's "For he knew him that delivered him...", so "jesus" and "says" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "says" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.