<p>13:8- see on Jn. 3:5.</p><p><i>Peter said to him: You shall never wash my feet Jesus answered him: If I do not wash you, you have no part with me-</i> The critical importance of washing could speak of how baptism is connected to salvation. But &quot;no part with me&quot; is surely alluded to by Paul in writing that if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is &quot;none of His&quot; (Rom. 8:9). The sanctifying work of the Spirit is clearly in view, bearing in mind that &quot;wash&quot;, <i>nipto</i>, has ceremonial associations; it spoke of sanctification for priestly service. And to accept that sanctifying work of the Spirit requires a humility which Peter initially struggled with. Resistance to the idea of the internal work of the Spirit is likewise associated with pride and self-confidence in the flesh.</p>