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John 21:20

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Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved

21:20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. 1  (This was the disciple 2  who had leaned back against Jesus’ 3  chest at the meal and asked, 4  “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”) 5 

1 tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

2 tn The words “This was the disciple” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for clarity.

3 tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Grk “and said.”

5 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.



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