John 13:1 (DBY)

Passage

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.

Nearby Context

John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.

John 13:2 And during supper, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas [son] of Simon, Iscariote, that he should deliver him up,

John 13:3 [Jesus,] knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came out from God and was going to God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "before", "feast", "passover", "jesus", "knowing", "hour", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "before", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And during supper the devil having already...", so "world" and "before" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "world" and "before" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.