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Was at the table reclining in Jesus’ bosom (ēn anakeimenos en tōi kolpōi tou Iēsou). No word for “table” in the text. Periphrastic imperfect of anakeimai, to lie back, to recline. Kolpos usual word for bosom (Joh 1:18).
Whom Jesus loved (hon ēgapa Iēsous). Imperfect active of agapaō, John’s description of himself of which he was proud (Joh 19:26; Joh 20:2; Joh 21:7, Joh 21:20), identified in Joh 21:24 as the author of the book and necessarily one of the twelve because of the “explicit” (Bernard) language of Mark (Mar 14:17; Luk 22:14). John son of Zebedee and brother of James. At the table John was on the right of Jesus lying obliquely so that his head lay on the bosom of Jesus. The centre, the place of honour, Jesus occupied. The next place in rank was to the left of Jesus, held by Peter (Westcott) or by Judas (Bernard) which one doubts.