John 13:4

He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

Ver. 4. He riseth from supper] So the rite of the Paschal supper required; as Beza showeth in his annotations uponMatthew 26:20 .

Related Commentaries of John 13:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He riseth from supper - Evidently while they were eating. See John 13:2 . Laid aside his garments - His outer garment. See the notes at Mat...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He (c) riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. (c) In that he is said to rise, it argues that there w...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 13. The Revelation to the Disciples. John 13:1-11 . The Agape and the Foot Washing. According to Jn. the events of the Passion are the volun...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

riseth . App-178. from. Greek. ek. App-104. supper . supper table (as we should say), i.e., after they had taken their places. garments , i.e....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. And layeth aside his garments. The meaning is, that he laid aside his upper garment, not his coat; for we know that the inhabitants o...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. He riseth from supper - Not from eating, as Bishop Pearce h...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He riseth from supper,— As it is here asserted that Christ rose from supper, we must allow that, in some sense, supper was begun. Probably, the ant...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. He riseth from supper, and laid [rather, 'layeth'...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Last Supper 1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Riseth ] The disciples had been disputing ( Luke 22:24 ) which of them should be accounted greatest, and, as we gather from Christ's rebuke ( Luke 2...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He riseth from supper, and laid aside’ his garments. — Comp. Notes on Luke 22 et seq. We there read of “a strife among them which of them shoul...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

VI. THE FOOT-WASHING. "Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jesus Glorifies Humble Service John 13:1-11 In the Temple the laver preceded the brazen altar. It was kept filled with pure water for the const...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

For a time our Lord now devoted Himself to His own, and in this connection we have the account of His washing the disciples' feet. The whole action w...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's s on, to betray him; (3) Jesus knowing that the Father had...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God , &c. That is, although he was conscious of his...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He ministe...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet; Necessity of Obedience. 1 Now before the feas...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He riseth from supper. What supper? Is the question. We are told, that the Jews had two suppers upon the paschal night, which was the 14th day of t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Washing of the Feet: A Lesson in Humility ( John 13:1-17 ). Two major lessons come out from this passage. The first is that of the example tha...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper, and laying...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 13:1 . Before the feast, etc. —Jesus came to Jerusalem steadfastly resolved to finish the work given Him to...
Sermon Bible Commentary

John 13:1-17 The Washing of the Feet When we seek to wash a brother's feet we must be very careful about three things, which I give in the quaint...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 13:1 . Now before the feast of the passover, Or, just as it was about to begin, John 13:1 . When Jesus knew that his hour was come that...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 13:1 . Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, h...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 13:1 . Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come. What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in t...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now before the feast of the Passover. A three-fold marvel I. A MARVELLOUS LOVE: that of Christ for His own. Marvellous in respect of 1. Its...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION IV. THE FINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND ACTION OF THE LOGOS INCARNATE , EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY A...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus Washing the Disciples' Feet. John 13:1-20 At the Passover meal:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

He reset from supper, and laid aside His garments, and took a towel and girded Himself.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 8:9 ; Luke 12:37 ; Luke 17:7 ; Luke 22:27 ; Philippians 2:6-8
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Layeth aside his garments — That part of them which would have hindered him.

⁴ He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

Related Commentaries of John 13:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John 13:4