YHN 13:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) One of them that Yeshua especially liked,[fn] was leaning against him at the table.

13:23 This apprentice, unnamed here, is assumed to be the author of this account (being shy or modest).

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Now one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining to eat against the chest of Jesus.

UST One of his disciples, John whom Jesus loved, was sitting at the table beside Jesus.

BSB One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at [His] side.[fn]

MSB One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at [His] side.[fn]

BLB There was reclining one of His disciples whom Jesus loved in the bosom of Jesus.

AICNT One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at the table at Jesus' side.

OEB Next to Jesus, in the place on his right hand, was one of his disciples, whom he loved.

WEBBE One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ chest.

WMBB One of his disciples, whom Yeshua loved, was at the table, leaning against Yeshua’s chest.

NET One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.

LSV And there was one of His disciples reclining in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;

FBV The disciple whom Jesus loved[fn] was sitting next to Jesus at the table, leaning close him.

13:23 Usually understood as John referring to himself. (See also 20:2, 21:7, 21:20.)

TCNT One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining on Jesus' chest.

T4T I, the man other people call ‘the one Jesus loved’, was sitting very close to Jesus.

LEB One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining _⌊close beside_⌋[fn] Jesus.

13:23 Literally “in the bosom of” (a position dictated by ancient banqueting practice)

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

Moff As one of his disciples was reclining on his breast — he was the favourite of Jesus —

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

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

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

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

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

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

SLT And there was one of his disciples reclining on the bosom of Jesus, whom he loved.

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

KJB-1769 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

KJB-1611 Now there was leaning on Iesus bosome one of his disciples, whom Iesus loued.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps There was one of Iesus disciples, leanyng on Iesus bosome, euen he whom Iesus loued.
(There was one of Yesus/Yeshua disciples, leaning on Yesus/Yeshua bosom, even he whom Yesus/Yeshua loved.)

Gnva Nowe there was one of his disciples, which leaned on Iesus bosome, whom Iesus loued.
(Now there was one of his disciples, which leaned on Yesus/Yeshua bosom, whom Yesus/Yeshua loved. )

Cvdl But there was one amoge his disciples, that leaned at the table on Iesus bosome, who Iesus loued:
(But there was one among his disciples, that leaned at the table on Yesus/Yeshua bosom, who Yesus/Yeshua loved:)

TNT Ther was one of his disciples which leaned on Iesus bosome whom Iesus loved.
(There was one of his disciples which leaned on Yesus/Yeshua bosom whom Yesus/Yeshua loved. )

Wycl And so oon of hise disciplis was restynge in the bosum of Jhesu, whom Jhesu louede.
(And so one of his disciples was resting in the bosom of Yhesu, whom Yhesu loved.)

Luth Es war aber einer unter seinen Jüngern, der zu Tische saß an der Brust JEsu, welchen JEsus liebhatte.
(It what/which but one/a under his disciples, the/of_the to/for tables sat at/to the/of_the Brust Yesu, which_(ones) Yesus loved.)

ClVg Erat ergo recumbens unus ex discipulis ejus in sinu Jesu, quem diligebat Jesus.
(It_was therefore recumbens one from students his in/into/on pocket Yesu, which diligebat Yesus. )

UGNT ἦν δὲ ἀνακείμενος εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς.
(aʸn de anakeimenos heis ek tōn mathaʸtōn autou en tōi kolpōi tou Yaʸsou, hon aʸgapa ho Yaʸsous.)

SBL-GNT ⸀ἦν ἀνακείμενος εἷς ⸀ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
(⸀aʸn anakeimenos heis ⸀ek tōn mathaʸtōn autou en tōi kolpōi tou Yaʸsou, hon aʸgapa ho Yaʸsous;)

RP-GNT Ἦν δὲ ἀνακείμενος εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
(Aʸn de anakeimenos heis tōn mathaʸtōn autou en tōi kolpōi tou Yaʸsou, hon aʸgapa ho Yaʸsous;)

TC-GNT Ἦν [fn]δὲ ἀνακείμενος εἷς [fn]τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
(Aʸn de anakeimenos heis tōn mathaʸtōn autou en tōi kolpōi tou Yaʸsou, hon aʸgapa ho Yaʸsous; )

13:23 δε ¦ — CT

13:23 των ¦ εκ των ANT CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:21–30: Jesus predicted that someone would betray him

In this section Jesus told his disciples that one of them would betray him. The disciples wondered who he meant. Jesus showed them by giving a piece of bread to Judas. Judas then left the room.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus predicted that one of his disciples would betray him

Jesus knew one of his disciples would oppose him

Paragraph 13:21–30

The Jewish custom at meals was to have several couches arranged in a U-shape around the table. The guests reclined (leaned) on the couches around the table, leaning on their left elbow. Jesus was probably in the center, and John was on Jesus’ right. In this paragraph Peter told John to ask Jesus who would betray him. Jesus said that the person to whom he gave bread would be the one who would betray him. He gave the bread to Judas.

13:23

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

The disciple whom Jesus loved was reclining/sitting at the table closest to Jesus,
One disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, was at the table next to Jesus.

One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side: At formal meals Jewish people reclined (leaned) on couches around the table. They leaned on their left elbow and used their right hand to eat the food. (See the note and picture at 12:2b.) The disciple John was next to Jesus. He was apparently on Jesus’ right side, a place of honor. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. (NLT)

One disciple, the one Jesus loved, was there at the table next to Jesus.

The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. (NLT)

the one whom Jesus loved: It is usually agreed that this phrase refers to John the author. You should not make this explicit here, but you may want to mention this in a footnote. For example:

The “disciple Jesus loved” was probably John. (NLT footnote)

The phrase indicates that John knew that Jesus loved him very much. See the notes on loved at 11:5, 36. The phrase does not indicate that the other disciples were not loved, and you should avoid implying this.

was reclining at His side: The word reclining here refers to a half-lying position, leaning on one’s elbow. This was the usual way to eat at special meals. John was next to Jesus with his back to Jesus. This way he could lean back and talk privately to Jesus. See how you translated this same word in 12:2b. Here is another way to translate this phrase:

was sitting next to Jesus (GNT)

at His side: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as at His side indicates that John was close to Jesus, at his side or chest. Because guests leaned on their left elbow, he must have been at Jesus’ right side. The position at the right of the chief guest was honored, and you may want to make this explicit:

to the right of Jesus in a place of honor (NET)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ & ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ ἀνακείμενος εἱς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὅν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς)

This phrase refers to the apostle John, who wrote this Gospel. See the discussion of this phrase in Part 1 of the Introduction to the Gospel of John and the discussion in the General Notes for this chapter. If this phrase would be confusing to your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [I, one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved] or [John, one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἀνακείμενος

reclining

During Jesus’ time, people would often eat meals while lying on their sides on low couches next to a table. If your readers would not be familiar with this meal practice, you could use a general expression for sitting to have a meal. Alternate translation: [seated at the table]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

in the bosom ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus

In Jesus’ culture, lying with one’s head against the side of another person when having a meal was considered to be a sign that the two people had a very close friendship. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [closely beside Jesus as a close friend]

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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial

Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19

On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.

Parallel YHN 13:23

Section 13:21–30: Jesus predicted that someone would betray him

Paragraph 13:21–30

13:23

Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial