Johannes 13:3

3 und Jesus wußte, daß ihm der Vater alles in seine Hände gegeben und daß er von Gott gekommen war und zu Gott ging:

Johannes 13:3 Meaning and Commentary

John 13:3

Jesus knowing that the Father
These words express the sense Christ had of his own greatness and dignity as Mediator:

had given all things into his hands;
all the persons of the elect, all blessings both of grace and glory for them, and power and authority over all other persons and things, to make them subservient to his purposes:

and that he was come from God;
had his mission and commission, as man, from God; did not come of himself, but he sent him:

and went to God;
or was going to him in a very little time, to sit at his right hand, to have a name above every name, and to have angels, authorities, and powers subject to him; which, as it shows his high esteem with his Father, and his exalted character as Mediator, so it greatly illustrates his wonderful humility, that in the view, and under a sense and consideration of all this, he should condescend to wash the feet of his disciples; of which an account is given in the following verses.

Johannes 13:3 In-Context

1 Vor dem Fest aber der Ostern, da Jesus erkannte, daß seine Zeit gekommen war, daß er aus dieser Welt ginge zum Vater: wie hatte er geliebt die Seinen, die in der Welt waren, so liebte er sie bis ans Ende.

2 Und beim Abendessen, da schon der Teufel hatte dem Judas, Simons Sohn, dem Ischariot, ins Herz gegeben, daß er ihn verriete,

3 und Jesus wußte, daß ihm der Vater alles in seine Hände gegeben und daß er von Gott gekommen war und zu Gott ging:

4 stand er von Abendmahl auf, legte seine Kleider ab und nahm einen Schurz und umgürtete sich.

5 Darnach goß er Wasser in ein Becken, hob an, den Jüngern die Füße zu waschen, und trocknete sie mit dem Schurz, damit er umgürtet war.