John 13:13 (LSB)

Passage

You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am.

Nearby Context

John 13:11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, “Not all of you are clean.”

John 13:12 So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?

John 13:13 You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am.

John 13:14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

John 13:15 For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "So when He had washed their feet..." into verse 14's "If I then the Lord and the...", so "call" and "teacher" 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 "teacher" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.