John 13:25

25 He leaned back accordingly against Jesus' chest [and] said to him, "Lord, who is it?"

John 13:25 Meaning and Commentary

John 13:25

He then lying on Jesus' breast
Being on the couch just before Jesus, with his back to him, he bends backwards, and falling on Jesus' breast, whispers in his ear:

and saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
using his interest in Christ, and making thus free with him, in compliance with Peter's request; and was no doubt desirous himself of knowing who the person was.

John 13:25 In-Context

23 One of his disciples--the one whom Jesus loved--was reclining {close beside} Jesus.

24 So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking.

25 He leaned back accordingly against Jesus' chest [and] said to him, "Lord, who is it?"

26 Jesus replied, "It is he to whom I dip the piece of bread and give [it] to him." Then [after] dipping the piece of bread, he gave [it] to Judas [son] of Simon Iscariot.

27 And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you are doing, do quickly!"

Footnotes

• [a] Some manuscripts have "Then he leaned back"
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("leaned back") has been translated as a finite verb