John 13:20 (GNV)

Passage

Verely, verely I say vnto you, If I send any, he that receiueth him, receiueth me, and hee that receiueth me, receiueth him that sent me.

Nearby Context

John 13:18 I speake not of you all: I know whom I haue chosen: but it is that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift vp his heele against me.

John 13:19 From henceforth tell I you before it come, that when it is come to passe, ye might beleeue that I am he.

John 13:20 Verely, verely I say vnto you, If I send any, he that receiueth him, receiueth me, and hee that receiueth me, receiueth him that sent me.

John 13:21 When Iesus had sayd these things, he was troubled in the Spirit, and testified, and said, Verely, verely I say vnto you, that one of you shall betray me.

John 13:22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "verely", "vnto", "send", and "receiueth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "verely" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "From henceforth tell I you before it..." into verse 21's "When Iesus had sayd these things he...", so "verely" and "vnto" 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 "verely" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.