{Was at the table reclining in Jesus' bosom} ((886e)
anakeimenos en t(9369) kolp(9369) tou I(8873)ou). No word for "table" in the
text. Periphrastic imperfect of anakeimai, to lie back, to
recline. Kolpos usual word for bosom ( 1:18 ). {Whom Jesus
loved} (hon (8867)apa I(8873)ous). Imperfect active of agapa(935c), John's
description of himself of which he was proud ( 19:26  20:2  21:7,20 ), identified in  21:24  as the author of the book and
necessarily one of the twelve because of the "explicit" (Bernard)
language of Mark ( Mr 14:17  Lu 22:14 ). John son of Zebedee and
brother of James. At the table John was on the right of Jesus
lying obliquely so that his head lay on the bosom of Jesus. The
centre, the place of honour, Jesus occupied. The next place in
rank was to the left of Jesus, held by Peter (Westcott) or by
Judas (Bernard) which one doubts.