John Chapter 13 verse 23 Holy Bible
There was at the table reclining in Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
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There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
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Now there was at table one of his disciples in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus loved.
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Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
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One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus' breast.
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And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom.--Leonardo's picture is in one respect misleading, and, like most paintings of the Lord's Supper, has not represented the method in which the guests reclined rather than sat at table. Each leaned on his left arm, leaving the right arm free. The feet were stretched out behind the guest on his right hand, and the back of the head reached near to the bosom of the guest on the left. (Comp. Note on John 13:25.) The Jews followed this Persian method of reclining on couches at meals from the time of the Captivity, and this method of eating the Passover had the special significance of security and possession of the Promised Land, as opposed to the attitude of one undertaking a journey, which was part of the original institution (Exodus 12:11).One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved--i.e., John himself. (Comp. John 21:2; John 21:7; John 21:20-23, and Introduction, p. 375.) The same designation occurs also in John 19:26. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...GreekOneεἷς (heis)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.ofἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.Hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.disciples,μαθητῶν (mathētōn)Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.the one whomὃν (hon)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. JesusἸησοῦς (Iēsous)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.loved,ἠγάπα (ēgapa)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.wasἦν (ēn)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.recliningἀνακείμενος (anakeimenos)Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 345: To recline, especially at a dinner-table. From ana and keimai; to recline.atἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.[His]Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.side.κόλπῳ (kolpō)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2859: Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy, a bay.Jump to PreviousBosom Breast Close Dear Disciple Disciples Head Jesus Jesus's Loved Loving Meat Reclining Resting Table
