King James Version

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?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before the here.

Ἐπιστραφεὶςepistrapheisturning aboutἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “turning about”, a single actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.turning aboutὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".βλέπειblepeiseethβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “seeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.seethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὴνmathētēndiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “disciple”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.the discipleὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἠγάπαēgapalovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “loved”, an ongoing action in the pastG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.lovedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthountafollowingἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “following”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.followingὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἀνέπεσενanepesenleanedἀναπίπτω (anapiptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “leaned”, a single actionG377I lie down, recline (at a dinner-table), fall back upon (the breast of another person reclining at dinner).leanedἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δείπνῳdeipnōsupperδεῖπνον (deipnon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “supper”, the to- or for-formG1173a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal.supperἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στῆθοςstēthoschestστῆθοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “chest”, the object formG4738the breast, chest.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordτίςtiswhichτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.whichἐστινestinis heεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is he”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.is heὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παραδιδούςparadidousthat betrayethπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that betrayeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.that betrayethσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.thee

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter having turned about doth see the disciple whom Jesus was loving following, (who also reclined in the supper on his breast, and said, 'Sir, who is he who is delivering thee up?')

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American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Peter having turned about doth see the disciple whom Jesus was loving following, (who also reclined in the supper on his breast, and said, 'Sir, who is he who is delivering thee up?')

World English Bible

Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”

Darby Translation

Peter, turning round, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned at supper on his breast, and said, Lord, who is it that delivers thee up?

Douay-Rheims

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?

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