KJV King James Version
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
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John 21:20
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?”
WEB World English Bible
Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
ASV American Standard Version
Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Peter having turned about doth see the disciple whom Jesus was loving following, (who also reclined in the supper on his breast, and said, ‘Sir, who is he who is delivering thee up?’)
Surrounding context — John 21
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry [thee] whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what [shall] this man [do]?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee?
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ἘπιστραφεὶςG1994 · epistrephōto turnὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτροςG4074 · PetrosPeterβλέπειG991 · blepōto seeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθητὴνG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἠγάπαG25 · agapaōto loveὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusἀκολουθοῦνταG190 · akoloutheōto followὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀνέπεσενG377 · anapiptōto reclineἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoδείπνῳG1173 · deipnondinnerἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoστῆθοςG4738 · stēthoschestαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodτίςG5101 · tiswhich?ἐστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαραδιδούςG3860 · paradidōmito deliverσε;G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
John 21:7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt [his] fisher’s coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.John 20:2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.John 21:24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.John 13:23-26Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
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