John 13:10 meaning and explanation

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

John 13:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is answering Peter, who has just asked for a full washing after hearing that without it he has no part with Jesus. The picture comes from ordinary life: someone who has bathed completely needs only the dust of the road washed from the feet.

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