John 13:23

²¹ After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”

²² The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.

One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.

²⁴ So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.

²⁵ Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
KJV: Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
WEB: One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ chest.
ASV: There was at the table reclining in Jesus` bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
DARBY: Now there was at table one of his disciples in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus loved.
BLB: There was reclining one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved, in the bosom of Jesus.

ÅB: En av hans disipler satt til bords ved Jesu side, han som Jesus elsket;
OTB: En av hans disipler, han som Jesus elsket, lå ved siden av ham.
B1930: En av hans disipler satt til bords ved Jesu side, han som Jesus elsket;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 19:26
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
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John 20:2
So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
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John 21:20
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
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John 21:7
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
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Revelation 1:16–18
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
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2 Samuel 12:3
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
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John 21:24
This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
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John 13:25
Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
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