John 13:13 (WEB)

Passage

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

Nearby Context

John 13:11 For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, “You are not all clean.”

John 13:12 So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?

John 13:13 You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

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

John 13:15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "call", "teacher", "lord", and "correctly". 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.