John 13:7 (YLT)

Passage

Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

Nearby Context

John 13:5 afterward he putteth water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe with the towel with which he was being girded.

John 13:6 He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, `Sir, thou--dost thou wash my feet?'

John 13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

John 13:8 Peter saith to him, `Thou mayest not wash my feet--to the age.' Jesus answered him, `If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;'

John 13:9 Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answered", "said", "thou", "hast", "known", and "shalt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "He cometh therefore unto Simon Peter and..." into verse 8's "Peter saith to him Thou mayest not...", so "jesus" and "answered" 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 "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.