John Chapter 13 verse 25 Holy Bible
He leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
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He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
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But he, leaning on the breast of Jesus, says to him, Lord, who is it?
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He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
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He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' breast, asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
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and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, `Sir, who is it?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - He, leaning back as he was against the breast of Jesus, saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Meyer explains, "He, raising himself from the κόλπος of Jesus to his breast, nearer to his ear, draws close to him, and asks in a whisper." This turns on the special rendering given by Meyer and others to κόλπος, as meaning the fold of the garment above the girdle, as in Luke 6:38; but the fundamental meaning of κόλπος is bosom, womb, embrace, and this secondary meaning need not be pressed (cf. John 1:18; Luke 16:22, 23).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) He then lying on Jesus' breast.--Several good authorities, including the Vatican and the Cambridge MSS., insert the word "thus." "He then leaning thus . . . ," describes the action just as it took place (comp. Note on John 4:6); but the balance of authority is against the insertion. The action is, however, exactly described in the original, for the words "lying" and "breast" are both different from those in John 13:23. The English preserves this difference, but hardly conveys the full meaning. There the beloved disciple is described as reclining towards his Master's bosom. Here he leans upon (or leans back upon, as many good authorities read), the Master's breast, and asks Him the question, "Who is it?"
