John 13 · Verse 25

John 13:25

He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
John 13:25, King James Version

John 13:25 in other translations

BSBLeaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
WEBHe, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ chest, asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
ASVHe leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
YLTand that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, ‘Sir, who is it?'
DARBYBut he, leaning on the breast of Jesus, says to him, Lord, who is it?
BBEHe, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
WebsterHe then lying on Jesus' breast, saith to him, Lord, who is it?

What does John 13:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 13:23-26

23-26. there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved--Thus modestly does our Evangelist denote himself, as reclining next to Jesus at the table. Peter ... beckoned to him to ask who it should be of whom he spake--reclining probably at the corresponding place on the other side of Jesus.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 25. He then lying on Jesus' breast. This a different word from the one rendered Jn 13:23 leaning. It means falling back or laid his head back on the bosom of Jesus, so that he could speak to him privately without being heard by the others.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 He then lying on Jesus' breast - Επιπεσων, laying his head against the breast of Christ, in a loving, respectful manner. As the expressions in the text are different here from those in the preceding verse, it shows that John altered his position at table, in order to ask the question which Peter suggested, which he probably did by whispering to our Lord; for, from Joh 13:28, we may learn that the other disciples had not heard what John said; and it is likely that the following words - It is he to whom I shall give the morsel when I have dipped it, were whispered back by Christ to John.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 13:18-30

Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death, without such trouble of spirit as he now discovered when he spake of Judas. The sins of Christians are the grief of Christ. We are not to confine our attention to Judas. The prophecy of his treachery may apply to all who partake of God's mercies, and meet them with ingratitude. See the infidel, who only looks at the Scriptures with a desire to do away their…

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John 13:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀναπεσὼνanapesōnHaving leanedG377
οὖνounthenG3767
ἐκεῖνοςekeinosheG1565
οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779
ἐπὶepionG1909
τὸtotheG3588
στῆθοςstēthosbreastG4738
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424
λέγειlegeihe saysG3004
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
κύριε,kurieLord,G2962
τίςtiswhoG5101
ἐστιν;estinis it?G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 13:25

  • 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?

  • Genesis 44:4-12

    And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: …

  • Esther 7:5

    Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

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Ge 44:4-12; Es 7:5

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Context

  • John 13:24

    Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.

  • John 13:25

    He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?

  • John 13:26

    Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

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John 13:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El entonces recostándose sobre el pecho de Jesús, dícele: Señor, ¿quién es?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et lui, s’étant penché sur la poitrine de Jésus, lui dit: Seigneur, lequel est-ce?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jener aber, sich an die Brust Jesu lehnend, spricht zu ihm: Herr, wer ist es?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Itaque cum recubuisset ille supra pectus Jesu, dicit ei: Domine, quis est?