John 13:24 (LSB)

Passage

So Simon Peter gestured to him to inquire, “Who is the one of whom He is speaking?”

Nearby Context

John 13:22 The disciples began looking at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.

John 13:23 There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.

John 13:24 So Simon Peter gestured to him to inquire, “Who is the one of whom He is speaking?”

John 13:25 He, leaning back thus on Jesus’ bosom, said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

John 13:26 Jesus answered, “He is the one for whom I shall dip the piece of bread and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the piece of bread, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "simon", "peter", "gestured", "inquire", and "speaking". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "simon" and "peter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "There was reclining on Jesus bosom one..." into verse 25's "He leaning back thus on Jesus bosom...", so "simon" and "peter" 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 "simon" and "peter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.