Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at the supper and had asked, 'Lord, who is going to betray you?' — Peter's turning (strepho) to notice the beloved disciple shifts focus from Peter's restoration to the beloved disciple's presence. The description (reclining at supper, asking about betrayal) anchors the beloved disciple in the Last Supper narrative and identifies him as the narrative's primary insider-witness.

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