John 13:31 (YLT)

Passage

When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus saith, `Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was glorified in him;

Nearby Context

John 13:29 for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

John 13:30 having received, therefore, the morsel, that one immediately went forth, and it was night.

John 13:31 When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus saith, `Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was glorified in him;

John 13:32 if God was glorified in him, God also will glorify him in Himself; yea, immediately He will glorify him.

John 13:33 `Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews--Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say <FI>it<Fi> now.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glorified", "therefore", "went", "forth", "jesus", and "saith". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glorified" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "having received therefore the morsel that one..." into verse 32's "if God was glorified in him God...", so "glorified" and "therefore" 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 "glorified" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.