John 13:13 (GNV)

Passage

Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well: for so am I.

Nearby Context

John 13:11 For hee knewe who should betray him: therefore sayd he, Ye are not all cleane.

John 13:12 So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you?

John 13:13 Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well: for so am I.

John 13:14 If I then your Lord, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete.

John 13:15 For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "call", "master", "lord", and "well". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "call" and "master", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "So after he had washed their feete..." into verse 14's "If I then your Lord and Master...", so "call" and "master" 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 "call" and "master" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.