John 13:28 (DBY)

Passage

But none of those at table knew why he said this to him;

Nearby Context

John 13:26 Jesus answers, He it is to whom I, after I have dipped the morsel, give it. And having dipped the morsel, he gives it to Judas [son] of Simon, Iscariote.

John 13:27 And, after the morsel, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore says to him, What thou doest, do quickly.

John 13:28 But none of those at table knew why he said this to him;

John 13:29 for some supposed, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy the things of which we have need for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.

John 13:30 Having therefore received the morsel, he went out immediately; and it was night.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "none", "table", "knew", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "none" and "table", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And after the morsel then entered Satan..." into verse 29's "for some supposed because Judas had the...", so "none" and "table" 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 "none" and "table" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.