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The beloved disciple is an anonymous figure in the Gospel of John who exemplifies what it means to follow Jesus correctly.
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In this passage, we see Jesus interacting with an anonymous disciple—just like he did back in chapter 1. Could the two anonymous disciples be one and the same?

John, the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved

Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. As this disciple was known to the high priest, he entered the court of the high priest along with Jesus, while Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the maid who kept the door, and brought Peter in John In Greek, these phrases are very close. Here we have another indication of the importance of the beloved disciple: Jesus entrusts the care of his mother to him. Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.

They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first; and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself.

Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead John Notice how the beloved disciple is first introduced: He is initially described v. But now John further identifies him v.

The passage also reveals that the beloved disciple and Peter were together, and it appears that the beloved disciple is fleeter of foot than Peter which some have suggested may mean he is younger, though Peter was not old at this time. The beloved disciple also defers to Peter, allowing him to enter the tomb first, and he is quick to believe.


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The beloved disciple also had a personal encounter with the risen Jesus when a group of disciples decide to go fishing. Notice who is present:. Seven is a significant number in the Bible in general and in the Johannine literature in particular. Also, we are here at the very end of the Gospel, and we are encountering two anonymous disciples—just like we did at the very beginning of the Gospel. Jesus then asks them if they have caught anything.

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea John Follow me! Presumably the audience, or at least a notable number of its members, had heard the rumor and knew who the mysterious disciple was. This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written John For someone reading this Gospel for the first time, not knowing anything else about it, this would be mind-blowing!

The enigmatic disciple about whom mystery has been building for chapter after chapter suddenly turns out to be the author!

Who Was the Mysterious “Disciple Whom Jesus Loved?” – TaborBlog

This is carefully crafted literary artistry, and that may help us put a few additional pieces in place. For a reason the Gospel does not tell us, the author has chosen to keep himself unnamed throughout his work. How could a disciple who felt so close to Jesus, who cared for his own mother, not tell us how he met Jesus?

He told us about how other people Andrew, Peter, Nathanael, Nicodemus, etc. But maybe the deliberately unnamed author did tell us: There are those two unnamed disciples in chapter 1, and—surprise, surprise—there are two unnamed disciples in chapter This suggests that the unnamed author was one of the two unnamed disciples in both cases. Quite possibly, Andrew was the unnamed disciple in chapter It would be very natural for Peter and the sons of Zebedee to be accompanied by Andrew, the fourth member of their fishing partnership.

12th-century image shows Jesus coaxing John

The beloved disciple simply kept Andrew unnamed on this occasion to mirror chapter 1. This arrangement is not certain, because there are other ways one could divide the material some of which also would add up to seven. John , as well as Matt. This pattern of events around Jerusalem is consistent with someone who would be personally known to the high priest.

Indeed, it would suggest not just a Jerusalemite but a member of the Jerusalem aristocracy and possibly a priest himself. Also pointing in this direction is the suggestion that the author is one of the two unnamed disciples at the Sea of Galilee.

On being the beloved disciple

If that is the case then he is not one of the sons of Zebedee, who were also present. This only continues the mystery surrounding the author—a mystery produced by the fact that he never names himself, not even in the last verses of his Gospel when he reveals himself as author. The one verse to which we should pay the closest attention is verse I have called you friends because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father John Jesus calls His disciples his friends, and us inferentially as we all follow Jesus.

What is one of the hallmark virtues of friendship? How is love expressed and nurtured? In giving—not just of things, but of oneself. To use a simple example, you and two other neighborhood kids have known each other since middle school, through high school and college. You and the first kid have an acquaintanceship which is casual, friendly, but essentially superficial. After college, you may think of this person as school reunions come around, but maybe not. You and the second kid have become, since the start, deep, caring friends. You get together as you can, when you can—text, letter, card, email, call, or visit, even though you now live miles apart.

Should anything happen to this person, there would be a massive void in your heart, in your life, and indeed in the world.

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You two share a deep, meaningful love. The relationship we maintain with Christ Jesus, or at least the one for which we should strive, needs to be deeper, stronger, more intimate and more invested than any other relationship here on Earth. All I know is that in my case, I depend upon Confession and forgiveness to cover my rather massive shortfalls, but I struggle to improve with each passing day.

So now, we know that Christ called us His friends, and we know that one of the hallmarks of friendship is Love. It is time to explore a practical application of this. There are at least five points in the Gospel where we hear this phrase; e. John, can also be understood spiritually to include every faithful Christian. What does this mean for us? Jesus loved all His disciples, but He had a special relationship with John.

Perhaps this is because John was especially receptive to that deep, intimate love. We may learn something from him about what it means to be a friend of Jesus. On Good Friday, John was the only one of the apostles who followed Jesus even to the foot of the Cross. We know he was afraid that day because he fled along with Peter and James in the Garden of Gethsemane Mark , but in the end, his love overcame his fear and he stood beside his Lord even in the darkest hour.

Friendship with Jesus, then, means complete faithfulness, following Him regardless of what it may cost us.