Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ~, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 10.

NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 10.
Comments by VIM. X. Fisher-subject.
Jesus Teaching Humility. 10: i-I7--Goid-
en- Text: Have Given You an Example
John 10: .--tstudy the whole Chapter
Commit Verses 14-iT)
"Now, before the feast Of the pass,
over, when Jesus knew that His hour
was come that He should depart out
of this world unto the Father, having
loved His own which were in the
world. He loved them unto the end
BY Before the feast we are to
understand Before they sat down to
the feast Instead Of when Jesus
knew that His hour was come" the
revised version reads Jesus. knowing
that His hour had come" Instead OF
'He loved them unto the end bet
ter rendering is obtained by using the
marginal ito the uttermost" in the
revised In the original Unto the
end means "the end of all ages or
to 1.-THE uttermost Of His nature; the
utternost degree possible Of love"
"And supper being ended the devil
having now put into the heart of Jul
das Iscariot, Simon's sou, TO betray
Him"
Although there Is great prejudice on
the part OF some to the use of the re-
vised Bible. careful comparison Of
many Of the changes will convince all
who are willing TO be convinced that
the changes are in accordance with
the true meaning OF the word. Ac-
cording to the revised Bible this
second verse reads: And during the
supper Che devil having already put
into the heart of Judas Iscariot, ST.
mons son. to betray Him."
Jesus. knowing that the Father had
given all things into His hands, and
that He was come from God, and
went to Cod
The revised version changes this lat
ter part of this verse so that ii reads,
"He came forth from God and goeth
unto God"
"IIe riseth from supper and laid
aside His garments, and took towel
and girded Himself"
The supper He arose from twas the
Passover Supper, not the Lords sup
per, which was instituted later in the
evening. -Peloubet)
Oriental garments are much the
same now as in the days of Jesus
Over the drawers and the trousers and
the shirt, and,perhaps, over the vest
and the kuftan--like a dressing gown
ARE worn loose. flowing robes. which
must be laid aside when one has any
special service to perform. Into the
girdle, which may be of leather, or
may be a shawl. the skirt of the kuf
tan is tucked when one Is preparing
for mental service. or for running, or
for fighting. "-tSunday-Schoo Times.l
after that He poureth water into
a basin and began to wash the dis
ciples' feet. and TO wipe them with
the towel wherewith He was girded."
We are told that Jesus poured the
water over the feet. for the feet were
not put into the water, but the water
is poured from a ever over "A basin
held under them, the feet are washed
In the falling stream" The attendant
wipes the feet with napkin, which
he commonly carries over his shout
der, or which he carries about his per-
son like an apron, or tucks into his
girdle"
1t was the common duty of the SER
want W AiliN duif- but dS a
special honor the host would some
times do it. There it is one of the re-
quirements of hospitality to offer wat
or to your guests so that they may
wash their feet; they wore sandals.
and the accumulation of the dust
made frequent washing necessary. and
upon entering "A home, the custom is
to wash the feet or have them washed.
Then cometh He TO Simon Peter,
and Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost
thou wash my feet"
No doubt all the others were
ashamed that they had not offered to
do Il, and felt like objecting. but i'm
pulsive Peter could not restrain his
feelings. and cried out, "Dost thou
wash my feet"
Jesus answered and said unto him.
What | do thou knowest not now; but
thou shalt know hereafter"
Peter saith unto Him, Thou shalt
never wash my feet. Jesus answered
him, If wash thee not thou hast no
part with me-"
Peloubet says that Jesus meant that
Peter must enter into the spirit of
Christ's sacrifice and humility, or he
could not do the work of Christ in
the world which Christ would do
through him.
simon Peter saith unto Him, Lord,
not my feet only but also my hands
and my head
This was truly characteristic of Pet
Pr; he first objected to any, but when
he saw he must obey. his impulsiye-
ness caused him to ask greater things
of the Lord.
Jesus saith TO him. He that is
washed needeth not save to wash his
feet, but to clean every whit and We
are clean, but not all. For He knew
who would betray Him, therefore said
He. We are not all clean. We call me
Master and Lord; and We say well, for
so | am. If | then. your Lord and
Master. have washed your feet, We al
so ought to wash one another's feet.
For have given you an example, and
ye should do as | have done to you.