John 13:5 (DBY)

Passage

then he pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded.

Nearby Context

John 13:3 [Jesus,] knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came out from God and was going to God,

John 13:4 rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself:

John 13:5 then he pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded.

John 13:6 He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and *he* says to him, Lord, dost thou wash *my* feet?

John 13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pours", "water", "washhand", "basin", "began", "feet", and "disciples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pours" and "water", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "rises from supper and lays aside his..." into verse 6's "He comes therefore to Simon Peter and...", so "pours" and "water" 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 "pours" and "water" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.