John 13:33-14:11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 13:31-35

This and what follows, to the end of John 13:31-14:31; was Christ's table-talk with his disciples. When supper was done, Judas went out; but what did the Master and his disciples do, whom he left sitting at table? They applied themselves to profitable discourse, to teach us as much as we can to make conversation with our friends at table serviceable to religion. Christ begins this discourse. The more forward we are humbly to promote that communication which is good, and to the use of edifying,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 13:33-35

13:33-35 "Little children, I am still going to be with you for a little while. You will search for me; and, as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you too: 'You cannot go where I am going.' I give you a new commandment, that you love one another; that you too love one another, as I have loved you; it is by this that all will know that you are my disciples--if you have love amongst each other." Jesus was laying down his farewell commandment to his disciples. The time was short; if they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 13:33

Little children, yet a little while I am with you ,.... Christ having removed the scandal of his death, by observing, that both he and his Father would be glorified by it, begins more freely to open his mind to his disciples, and acquaint them with it; whom he addresses in the most kind, tender, and affectionate manner, "little children", expressing the relation which subsisted between them, of which he was not unmindful; his great affection for them, his consideration of their weakness, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:33

Little children - Or, rather, beloved children. Τεκνια , a word frequently used by this apostle in his epistles. It is an expression which implies great tenderness and affection, and such as a fond mother uses to her most beloved babes. Now that Judas was gone out, he could use this epithet without any restriction of meaning. Yet a little while - The end of my life is at hand; Judas is gone to consummate his treason; I have but a few hours to be with you, and you shall be by and by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 13:33

Verse 33 33.Little children, yet a little while am I with you. As it was impossible that the disciples should not be deeply grieved at their Master’s departure, so he gives them early warning that he will no longer be with them, and, at the same time, exhorts them to patience. Lastly, to remove unseasonable eagerness of desire, he declares that they cannot immediately follow him. In calling them little children, he shows, by that gentle appellation, that his reason for departing from them is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:1-38

A. The inner glorification of the Christ in the presence of those who received and believed on him . *** The Loges incarnate as life, light, love, and sacrifice, lavishing all his grace upon his own (Jn 13-17.). B. The outer glorification of the Christ in his Passion and resurrection . *** The fully manifested love laying down life that he might take it again, and lift these disciples into vital union with the risen life (Jn 18-21.). A. THE INNER GLORIFICATION OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:31-33

(1) The glorification of the Son of man, and of the Father in the Son . With John 13:31 the solemn valedictory discourse of our Lord commences—a veritable evangelium in evangelio, and by the aid of which we come more closely to the heart of Jesus. "Here," as Olshausen says, "we are entering the holy of holies in the Passion-history." We have, indeed, come through the courts of the temple, we have left the courts of the Gentiles, of the women, of the priests behind us, and have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:31-38

Separation and its issue. The departure of Judas sets Jesus free to discourse familiarly with his disciples. I. THE TRAITOR 'S DEPARTURE IS THE SIGNAL FOR THE REDEEMER 'S GLORIFICATION . "Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him." 1. Jesus regards his death, now so near, as involving his glorification . II. THE APPROACHING SEPARATION OF JESUS FROM HIS DISCIPLES . "Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:33

This is the first and only time, in the Gospels that the tender word, little children , is used by the Lord. The adoption of the gentle love-word is appropriate as a link to the new commandment, and reveals the love of departure, the tender love that wells up in his heart, as he contemplates the orphan-like and bereft condition of his disciples. A little while am I still with you. Ye shall seek me in the way of sympathetic love and vivid realization of my spiritual and real presence; ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 13:33

Little children - An expression of great tenderness, denoting his deep interest in their welfare. As he was about to leave them, he endeavors to mitigate their grief by the most tender expressions of attachment, showing that he felt for them the deep interest in their welfare which a parent feels for his children. The word “children” is often given to Christians as implying:1.That God is their Father, and that they sustain toward him that endearing relation, Romans 8:14-15.2.As denoting their... read more

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