John 21:20 - Exposition

Having turned himself round, instead of keeping every glance for his Lord, Peter seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following ( ἀκολουθοῦντα ), obeying the command without offering one suggestion. The writer adds, by way of further identification, he who also leaned back at the supper, upon his breast, and said, Who is he that betrayeth thee? (see notes on John 13:23 ). The note is here introduced to show the close connection of Peter and the beloved disciple. It was Simon Peter who had beckoned at the supper to the beloved disciple to ask this very question.