John 13:26 (YLT)

Passage

Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth <FI>it<Fi> to Judas of Simon, Iscariot.

Nearby Context

John 13:24 Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh,

John 13:25 and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, `Sir, who is it?'

John 13:26 Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth <FI>it<Fi> to Judas of Simon, Iscariot.

John 13:27 And after the morsel, then the Adversary entered into that one, Jesus, therefore, saith to him, `What thou dost--do quickly;'

John 13:28 and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to him,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answereth", "having", "dipped", "morsel", "shall", and "give". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answereth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "and that one having leant back on..." into verse 27's "And after the morsel then the Adversary...", so "jesus" and "answereth" 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 "jesus" and "answereth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.