Ford Madox Ford (1856)
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Compare Matthew 10:24, 40; 23:6-12; Mark 10:41-45; 12:39; Luke 6:40; 10:16; 12:37; 22:3, 24-28
One of the official titles of the Pope — it goes all the way back to Pope St. Gregory I (r. AD 590-604) — is servus servorum Dei (“servant of the servants of God”).
I’m not a Catholic, but I like the title. I think it beautifully expresses the ideal of John 13:1-20.
On the modern temple ordinance of the washing of feet, see here.
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