John 13:8 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peter", "says", "thou", "shalt", "never", "wash", "feet", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peter" and "says", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Jesus answered and said to him What..." into verse 9's "Simon Peter says to him Lord not...", so "peter" 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 "peter" and "says" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.