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John 21:20

Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

KJV

ἐπιστραφεὶς ὁ Πέτρος βλέπει τὸν μαθητὴν ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀκολουθοῦντα, ὃς καὶ ἀνέπεσεν ἐν τῷ δείπνῳ ἐπὶ τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν· κύριε, τίς ἐστιν ὁ παραδιδούς σε;

Greek NT

Conversus Petrus vidit illum discipulum, quem diligebat Jesus, sequentem, qui et recubuit in cœna super pectus ejus, et dixit : Domine, quis est qui tradet te ?

Vulgate

Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?

ASV

Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his breast at supper and said: Lord, who is he that shall betray thee?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
δεῖπνον
deipnon
noun · 16×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
στῆθος
stethos
noun · 5×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀγαπάω
agapao
verb · 143×
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheo
verb · 91×
ἀναπίπτω
anapipto
verb · 11×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιστρέφω
epistrepho
verb · 36×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: Ἐπιστραφεὶς | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἐπιστραφεὶς | RP: + δὲ
  • ἘπιστραφεὶςSBLGNT
  • ἘπιστραφεὶςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 10:11 — And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood tre
  • Dan 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me
  • John 13:23 — Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
  • John 13:25 — He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
  • John 19:26 — When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
  • John 20:2 — Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid
  • John 21:7 — Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself
  • John 21:24 — This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.