John 13:14

14 So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other's feet.

John 13:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 13:14

If I then your Lord and Master
Christ argues from these titles and characters, which his disciples rightly gave him, and from what he had done to them, though he stood in such a superior relation to them, to their duty one towards another; that since, says he, I

have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet:
by which he does not mean barely, that they should perform this single action; but as this was an instance of humility and condescension, and doing a good office to strangers and travellers, and was afterwards an expression of love to the saints, see ( 1 Timothy 5:10 ) , so he would teach them hereby, to behave in a spirit of humility and condescension to one another, to do every kind and good office, and by love to serve one another in all things.

John 13:14 In-Context

12 After he had finished washing their feet, he took his robe, put it back on, and went back to his place at the table.

13 You address me as 'Teacher' and 'Master,' and rightly so. That is what I am.

14 So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other's feet.

15 I've laid down a pattern for you. What I've done, you do.

16 I'm only pointing out the obvious. A servant is not ranked above his master; an employee doesn't give orders to the employer.