13:12 So when Jesus 1 had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table 2 again and said to them, “Do you understand 3 what I have done for you? 13:13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, 4 for that is what I am. 5 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet.
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “he reclined at the table.” The phrase reflects the normal 1st century Near Eastern practice of eating a meal in a semi-reclining position.
3 tn Grk “Do you know.”
4 tn Or “rightly.”
5 tn Grk “and I am these things.”