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Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom he speaks."
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Peter's Protective Loyalty
Commentators suggest Peter's gesture was driven by more than just curiosity. Scholars propose that Peter, out of fierce loyalty, wanted to identify the traitor to potentially take "preventive action" and protect Jesus. His zeal aimed to expose the guilty party and clear the innocent disciples of suspicion.
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Beckoneth (νευε). Old verb to nod, in N.T. only here and Ac 24:10. They were all looking in surprise at each other.
19th Century
Anglican
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him.—The tense in the original is present. “Simon Peter therefore beckons,” or, mak…
Peter signaled to the disciple who occupied the place next to Jesus and “whom Jesus loved” (presumably John), asking him to inquire who the traitor…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him Peter perhaps lay at a distance from Christ, or in some such position, that he…
Presbyterian
Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death without such trouble of spirit as he now showed when he spoke of Judas. The sins of Chris…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Evangelist presented the example Christ gave for his disciples to imitate. Here he shows the failure of the disciples who…
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