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NASB | 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?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 21:20 ¶ Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His chest at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray You?" |
Subject: Who is "the disciple whom Jesus loved"? |
Bible Note: Radioman2 Your right in the mention of the “the disciple who Jesus loved” in this verse is talking about John. What I meant by exclusivity was this, John didn’t use this expression to establish himself as the only disciple Jesus loved. Many take what I consider to be John's humble refusal to use his own name, rather describing himself as the one who Jesus loved, as a statement or proclamation that Jesus only loved John. John’s verbiage simply does not establish or make that point. In fact in John 13:23 similar verbiage reads about John “one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.” NASB which to me shows John is one of disciple all of which Jesus loved. Concerning MacArthur's statements about allegory I certainly agree but I fail to see how or what that had to do with this verse, since there is certainly no allegory present here. I hope I didn't somehow imply there was. EdB |