John 13:35 (DBY)

Passage

By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves.

Nearby Context

John 13:33 Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go ye cannot come, I say to you also now.

John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 13:35 By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves.

John 13:36 Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where goest thou? Jesus answered him, Where I go thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me after.

John 13:37 Peter says to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "disciples", "mine", "love", "amongst", and "yourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "disciples", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "A new commandment I give to you..." into verse 36's "Simon Peter says to him Lord where...", so "shall" and "disciples" 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 "shall" and "disciples" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.