John 13:8 (GNV)

Passage

Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me.

Nearby Context

John 13:6 Then came he to Simon Peter, who sayd to him, Lord, doest thou wash my feete?

John 13:7 Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter.

John 13:8 Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me.

John 13:9 Simon Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, not my feete onely, but also the hands and the head.

John 13:10 Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peter", "said", "vnto", "thou", "shalt", "neuer", "wash", and "feete". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peter" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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