arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
Parallel translations
- KJV He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
- BSB So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
- ESV rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
- NKJV rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.
- NASB *got up from supper and *laid His outer garments aside; and He took a towel and tied it around Himself.
- NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist,
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- 2 Cor 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
- Luke 22:27For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
- Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.
- Phil 2:6–8who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
- Luke 17:7But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’
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