Joh 21:24 | RWP | e4.org | That is ( ουτος εστιν ). The one just mentioned in verse , "the disciple whom Jesus loved." And wrote these things ( κα ο γραψας ταυτα ). Here there is a definite statement that the Beloved Disciple wrote this book. We know ( οιδαμεν ). The plural here seems intentional as the identification and endorsement of a group of disciples who know the author and wish to vouch for his identity and for the truthfulness of his witness. Probably we see here a verse added by a group of elders in Ephesus where John had long laboured.

‏ John 21:24

That is ( ουτος εστιν ). The one just mentioned in verse 20, "the disciple whom Jesus loved."

And wrote these things ( κα ο γραψας ταυτα ). Here there is a definite statement that the Beloved Disciple wrote this book.

We know ( οιδαμεν ). The plural here seems intentional as the identification and endorsement of a group of disciples who know the author and wish to vouch for his identity and for the truthfulness of his witness. Probably we see here a verse added by a group of elders in Ephesus where John had long laboured.