John 21:24

JOHN—NOTE ON John 21:24 This is the disciple is typical of the way in which John, as the author of the Gospel, refers to himself either indirectly or in the third person. Other examples include: the “disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21:7; cf. John 20:2), “one” of the Twelve (v. John 21:20), and one of the “sons of Zebedee” (v. John 21:2). These identify the author as the apostle John. We know is the author referring to himself, although he probably includes his readers in this affirmation of the truth of his Gospel account.