John 13:23 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

One disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, was near him at the table.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

ASV:

There was at the table reclining in Jesus bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

BBE:

There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.

DBY:

Now there was at table one of his disciples in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus loved.

ERV:

There was at the table reclining in Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

WEY:

There was at table one of His disciples--the one Jesus loved-- reclining with his head on Jesus's bosom.

WBS:

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' breast.

YLT:

And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;

John 13:23 Cross References

XREF:

John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

John 19:26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"

John 20:2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him."

John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.

John 21:20 Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

13:23 Now there was {f} leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
(f) John's leaning was such that sitting down on his mat his head was toward the head of Jesus: for it is certain that in ancient times men used to not sit at the table, but to lie down on one of their sides.

PNT:

13:23 There was leaning on Jesus' bosom. It was the custom to recline on a couch, leaning on the left elbow, at table. John, who was immediately before Jesus, would be almost at his bosom.
Whom Jesus loved. It was John's joy that Jesus loved him.

WES:

13:23 There was lying in the bosom of Jesus - That is, sitting next to him at table. This phrase only expresses the then customary posture at meals, where the guests all leaned sidewise on couches. And each was said to lie in the bosom of him who was placed next above him. One of the disciples whom Jesus loved - St. John avoids with great care the expressly naming himself. Perhaps our Lord now gave him the first proof of his peculiar love, by disclosing this secret to him.

MHC:

13:18-30 Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death, without such trouble of spirit as he now discovered when he spake of Judas. The sins of Christians are the grief of Christ. We are not to confine our attention to Judas. The prophecy of his treachery may apply to all who partake of God's mercies, and meet them with ingratitude. See the infidel, who only looks at the Scriptures with a desire to do away their authority and destroy their influence; the hypocrite, who professes to believe the Scriptures, but will not govern himself by them; and the apostate, who turns aside from Christ for a thing of naught. Thus mankind, supported by God's providence, after eating bread with Him, lift up the heel against Him! Judas went out as one weary of Jesus and his apostles. Those whose deeds are evil, love darkness rather than light.

CONC:

Bosom Breast Close Dear Disciples Jesus's Leaning Loved Loving Lying Meat Reclining Resting Table

Bosom Breast Close Dear Disciple Disciples Head Jesus Jesus's Loved Loving Meat Reclining Resting Table

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