13:13a

You call Me Teacher and Lord: Jesus reminded the disciples that they called him their teacher and their Lord. They called him those ways because that was how they thought about him. They considered him to be their teacher and their Lord. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

You call me your teacher and Lord (Contemporary English Version)
-or-
You address me as Teacher and Lord
-or-
You speak to me saying “our Teacher” or “our Lord”

You: This pronoun is plural and refers to the disciples. The Greek text emphasizes this pronoun. Here is one way to indicate this emphasis:

You yourselves

Teacher and Lord: Sometimes the disciples addressed Jesus as Teacher and sometimes as Lord. They did not usually use both titles together. It may therefore be natural to say:

Teacher or Lord

Teacher: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Teacher was a polite title for a Jewish religious leader. It was a title of respect for a Jewish man who had authority to teach about God. In some languages the suitable way to address a religious teacher may be:

Sir/Honored Teacher
-or-
My/Our Teacher
-or-
Master

Be careful not to use a term that can refer only to a school teacher. See how you translated this in 1:38c, 3:2b, 3:10a, and 8:4.

Lord: Translate this as you did in 13:9. If you normally use a possessive pronoun with this word, it may be natural to use the plural pronoun here. For example:

⌊Our
(excl.)⌋ Master

13:13b

and rightly so: This clause means “you are correct in calling me Lord and Master.” Here are other ways to translate this clause:

and that is proper
-or-
and do so correctly (NET Bible)

I am: This clause means “I am your teacher and your Lord.”

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