John 13:30 (GNV)

Passage

Assoone then as he had receiued the soppe, he went immediately out, and it was night.

Nearby Context

John 13:28 But none of them that were at table, knew, for what cause he spake it vnto him.

John 13:29 For some of them thought because Iudas had the bag, that Iesus had sayd vnto him, Buy those things that we haue neede of against ye feast: or that he should giue some thing to the poore.

John 13:30 Assoone then as he had receiued the soppe, he went immediately out, and it was night.

John 13:31 When hee was gone out, Iesus sayd, Nowe is the Sonne of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

John 13:32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorifie him in himselfe, and shall straightway glorifie him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "assoone", "receiued", "soppe", "went", "immediately", and "night". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "assoone" and "receiued", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "For some of them thought because Iudas..." into verse 31's "When hee was gone out Iesus sayd...", so "assoone" and "receiued" 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 "assoone" and "receiued" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.