Simon Peter therefore gestured to him and said, 'Tell us who it is of whom he is speaking' — Peter, ever impulsive and questioning, cannot endure the uncertainty; he defers to the Beloved Disciple's proximity to Jesus, recognizing that closeness to Jesus grants access to his secrets. The gesture shows a community in which leadership is fluid: Peter, the rock and chief, does not assume he has direct access but asks through the one positioned nearest to Jesus. This gentle rebuking of Peter's assumption of authority prefigures his later restoration.

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