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The Bible never names a name which is why I often thought he was talking to the reader who believes in him.
The only book in the Bible where the "one that Jesus loved" is mentioned is in the book of John. Though we are not positive that this book was even written by John, it is widely accepted that it was. The other opinion is that Lazarus was the "disciple that Jesus loved". The only place that a name is given along with the words "the one that He loved" is in John 11:1-3 "1Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. 3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."' At the cross, as written in John 19:25-27: "25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home." Again, it is widely accepted and believed that this disciple was John, but some believe it was Lazarus based solely on The before mentioned scripture naming Lazarus. So, in summary, not sure. It is accepted that it was John, but truth is, we are not sure. What I am sure of is that Jesus loves wine.
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∙ 9y agoYou seem to be asking about 'Apostles' with no particular order given in the Bible other than Peter and Andrew being first in Matthew. Mark 3 has 12 'culled' from the crowd of disciples. You seem to be thinking of John, who is depicted as the youngest:
John 13:23New International Version (NIV)
23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
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∙ 8y agoThe 'disciple whom Jesus loved' is a character quite unique to John's Gospel. He was introduced into passages where he could be used in comparison with the apostle Peter, with the beloved disciple always a better disciple or otherwise superior to Peter. He was the disciple whom Jesus commanded to look after Mary like his own mother. He was the disciple who outran Peter on the way to the sepulchre, and he was the one who believed. At the very end, in verses 21:21, Peter asked querulously why Jesus was so close to the beloved disciple, and Jesus twice said to Peter, "What is that to thee?" It would seem that the author of John wanted to minimise the veneration of Peter without actually criticising him.
All the New Testament gospels were originally anonymous until attributed the second-century Church Fathers set out to attribute them to the apostles they thought most probably wrote them, deciding that these were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The fourth gospel was attributed to John essentially because it was the only narrative gospel that never mentioned the apostle John and it was decided that this was a sign of the author's modesty - that he actually was the 'disciple whom Jesus loved'. These slender grounds for attribution would never be accepted today, but in the second century were enough to start a tradition that has lasted two thousand years.
So, for conservative Christians, the disciple whom Jesus loved was John just as the Church Fathers imagined, but for New Testament scholars he was a literary device used to discuss the apostle Peter.
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∙ 7y ago"The disciple Jesus loved" is found only in John's Gospel, where he is mentioned several times, always in a comparison with the apostle Peter. Later in the second century, Church Fathers supposed that the beloved disciple was the apostle John, and that he was the author of this previously anonymous gospel. However, modern New Testament scholars say the disciple could not have been John. Some scholars say that the beloved disciple was a literary device to diminish the importance of Peter in the second-century Church.
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Which disciple was chosen by Jesus?
According to the Holy Bible, the disciple whom Jesus specially loved, was John, but He chose them all - even Judas!
Whom did Jesus tell 'Woman this is your son'?
In John's Gospel, Jesus told "the disciple whom Jesus loved" to care for his mother, Mary, and told his mother, this is your son. We do not know who "the disciple whom Jesus loved" was, but a tradition beginning in the second century is that this was John. This instruction is missing from the synoptic gospels, where the disciple was not present at the crucifixion.
A member of the church who has loved like jesus and who has died is a....?
good disciple --- ... saint.
What does the Bible mean by the disciple whom Jesus Loved?
This refers to John (later writer of the Gospel of John), who was the youngest disciple.
Was John closest to Christ?
------------------------ John's Gospel talks of a 'disciple whom Jesus loved' but does not identify that disciple. The second-century Church Fathers noticed that whenever the book talks about the disciple, it does not mention John and, on this evidence alone, decided that this disciple must therefore be John. Like all the New Testament Gospels, John's Gospel was written anonymously, but the Church Fathers came to the conclusion that the author must be the 'disciple whom Jesus loved' and, since they had decided this disciple to be John, the Gospel author was the disciple John. The second century reasoning was merely conjecture and is not accepted by modern biblical scholars. If the 'disciple whom Jesus loved' was closest to Jesus, we still do not know who that disciple was.
Who is the disciple that lay his head on Jesus' bosom in John chapter 13 verse 23?
In the fourth gospel, this was the "disciple whom Jesus loved". We do not know who the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was meant to be. Irenaeus identified him as being John, a view that is still held by conservative Christians today, and drew the conclusion that John was the author of this gospel, which had previously been anonymous. This was speculation and, today, most scholars doubt that the author really was John.A consistent theme of John's Gospel is that Peter was always compared unfavourably with the "disciple whom Jesus loved". It seems likely that the real author of John was troubled by the reverence given to Peter, and wanted to portray him as no more than a disciple, so as to get the focus back on Jesus. He did not want to create another personality cult in place of that of Peter. By choosing an anonymous disciple, he ensured that this disciple coud not be worshipped. By calling him the "disciple whom Jesus loved" he made it clear that there was a disciple much greater than Peter, without appearing to disparage Peter. The scene in John 13:23 serves to emphasise the affection that Jesus felt for this disciple. So, the "disciple whom Jesus loved" is likely to have been no more than a literary invention.
Was James standing at the cross with jesus?
None of the New Testament gospels mentions James standing at the cross with Jesus. In fact, the synoptic gospels quite clearly say that none of the disciples was there. On the other hand, John's Gospel says that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was at the foot of the cross, but does not identify this disciple. If John's Gospel is right, this could have been James, although Christian tradition says that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was the disciple John.
When Jesus was on the cross he asked John to take care of his mother Why did he pick John?
John was the "disciple Jesus loved". Perhaps they were partners?
Who was the next disciple of Jesus after Judas?
The only disciple not to desert Jesus was 'the disciple Jesus loved' - John, who was present with jesus' mother Mary, Mary Magdalene and other women at the place where Jesus ws executed. The only disciple not to desert Jesus was 'the disciple Jesus loved' - John, who was present with jesus' mother Mary, Mary Magdalene and other women at the place where Jesus ws executed.
Did John lean on the breast of Jesus at the table?
In John's gospel, the "disciple whom Jesus loved" leaned on the breast of Jesus. Late in the second century, Ireneus identified the "disciple whom Jesus loved"as John, one of the twelve, as a result of which the fourth gospel became known as John's Gospel. The scene in which the "disciple whom Jesus loved" leaned on Jesus is not mentioned in any of the earlier gospels, but if Ireneus was correct, then we could say that it was John.
Does the Bible have any other references to John the Apostle as the beloved of Christ other than in John's Gospel?
The "disciple whom Jesus loved" is only mentioned in John's Gospel, and there is no real proof that this disciple was really John. The Church Fathers late in the second century examined the text and declared that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was John.
Which disciple did Jesus tell to tarry till he comes back?
A:There is a curious passage in John 21:22-23, where Jesus says to Peter thatif he wills thatthe 'disciple whom Jesus loved' (commonly assumed to be John)tarry until Jesus comes, what is that to Peter?This was a rebuke to Peter, not a command to the beloved disciple, nora prophecy that the beloved disciple would never die or be spared a martyr's death.The next verse saysthatthis saying went abroad, misinterpreted that the disciple should not die, yetJesus said not this, but "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?"So, the statement was made to Peter and was about the "Disciple whom Jesus loved," commonly supposed to be the apostle John.
