Sir. Most texts read "My lord".
knowest. See App-132.
which came. who come.
out of. App-104.
great, &c.. the great, &c. Compare Matthew 24:21. See Jeremiah 30:5-7; Daniel 12:1. Nothing to do with Christ's sufferings and death on the cross.
have. Omit.
washed. Greek. pluno. Only here. App-136. Septuagint uses in Psalms 51:2; Psalms 51:7 for Hebrew. kabas. These wash "their own robes" the standing of works, not of grace. For latter see 1 Corinthians 6:11.
in. by. i.e. by virtue of, the en being here the efficient cause. App-104. See Revelation 1:5; Revelation 5:9, and App-95, note 2, "washing in blood".