John 13:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

John 13:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 13:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 13:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

John 13:23 — World English Bible

John 13:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

John 13:23 — American Standard Version

John 13:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

John 13:23 — Young's Literal Translation

John 13:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

John 13:23 — Darby Translation

John 13:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe there was one of his disciples, which leaned on Iesus bosome, whom Iesus loued.”

John 13:23 — Geneva Bible

John 13:23 in Context — John 13

21 Como hubo dicho Jesús esto, fué conmovido en el espíritu, y protestó, y dijo: De cierto, de cierto os digo, que uno de vosotros me ha de entregar.

22 Entonces los discípulos mirábanse los unos á los otros, dudando de quién decía.

23 Y uno de sus discípulos, al cual Jesús amaba, estaba recostado en el seno de Jesús.

24 A éste, pues, hizo señas Simón Pedro, para que preguntase quién era aquél de quien decía.

25 El entonces recostándose sobre el pecho de Jesús, dícele: Señor, ¿quién es?

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What Does John 13:23 Mean?

John 13:23 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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