約翰福音 13:4

4 就 離 席 站 起 來 ， 脫 了 衣 服 ， 拿 一 條 手 巾 束 腰 ，

約翰福音 13:4 Meaning and Commentary

John 13:4

He riseth from supper
In the midst of the entertainment, and which no doubt was considerable, his mind being intent on something else; and it being his meat and drink to do his Father's will, he rises and leaves his disciples sitting to finish their meal; and whilst they were murmuring at the waste of the ointment poured on his head, and were filled with indignation at it, as they all of them were, see ( Matthew 26:8 ) ; he rises up to wash their feet; amazing patience and humility!

And laid aside his garments;
not all his garments, only his upper ones, that he might better dispatch the business he was going about; and which was an emblem of his laying aside, as it were for a while, his glory and dignity as the Son of God, and of his appearing in the form of a servant.

And took a towel;
or "linen cloth", (lention) , the same with (tyjnwl) in the Jerusalem Talmud ^F18:

and girded himself;
with the towel, or linen cloth, which served both for a girdle, and after he had washed his disciples' feet, to wipe them with. This was a servile habit; so servants used to stand at the feet of their masters, girt about with a linen cloth ^F19; and shows, that the son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Sabbat, fol. 3. 1. & 12. 1.
F19 Suetonius in Caligula, c. 26.

約翰福音 13:4 In-Context

2 吃 晚 飯 的 時 候 ， 魔 鬼 已 將 賣 耶 穌 的 意 思 放 在 西 門 的 兒 子 加 略 人 猶 大 心 裡 。

3 耶 穌 知 道 父 已 將 萬 有 交 在 他 手 裡 ， 且 知 道 自 己 是 從 神 出 來 的 ， 又 要 歸 到 神 那 裡 去 ，

4 就 離 席 站 起 來 ， 脫 了 衣 服 ， 拿 一 條 手 巾 束 腰 ，

5 隨 後 把 水 倒 在 盆 裡 ， 就 洗 門 徒 的 腳 ， 並 用 自 己 所 束 的 手 巾 擦 乾 。

6 挨 到 西 門 彼 得 ， 彼 得 對 他 說 ： 主 阿 ， 你 洗 我 的 腳 麼 ？