John 13:31 (ASV)

Passage

When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him;

Nearby Context

John 13:29 For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

John 13:30 He then having received the sop went out straightway: and it was night.

John 13:31 When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him;

John 13:32 and God shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he glorify him.

John 13:33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glorified", "therefore", "gone", "jesus", and "saith". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glorified" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "He then having received the sop went..." into verse 32's "and God shall glorify him in himself...", so "glorified" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "glorified" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.