John 21:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 21:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐπιστραφεὶς
epistréphō
G1994
to turn
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Πέτρος
Pétros
G4074
Peter
βλέπει
blépō
G991
to see
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
μαθητὴν
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
ἠγάπα
agapáō
G25
to love
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
ἀκολουθοῦντα
akolouthéō
G190
to follow
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀνέπεσεν
anapíptō
G377
to recline
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
δείπνῳ
deîpnon
G1173
supper
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
στῆθος
stēthos
G4738
breast
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
τίς
tís
G5101
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
παραδιδούς
paradídōmi
G3860
to deliver
σε
sý
G4771
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Having turned around, Peter sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, who indeed leaned back against his chest at the dinner and said, “Lord, who is the one betraying you?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).