Joh 13:9 | TNotes | STEP | 13:9 wash my hands and head as well: Peter misunderstood Jesus (cp. 2:19-20 ; 3:3-4 ). Peter thought that to have more water was to have more of Jesus. Only when Peter received the Spirit did everything become clear (e.g., see Acts 2:14-36 ).

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dActs 2:14-36►

‏ John 13:9

13:9 ^a wash my hands and head as well: Peter misunderstood Jesus (cp. 2:19-20 ^b; 3:3-4 ^c). Peter thought that to have more water was to have more of Jesus. Only when Peter received the Spirit did everything become clear (e.g., see Acts 2:14-36 ^d).