<Li> Again in the Gospel's last chapter, it states that the very book itself is based on the written testimony of the disciple whom Jesus loved . </Li> <P> The other Gospels do not mention anyone in parallel circumstances who could be directly linked to the Beloved Disciple . For example, in Luke 24: 12, Peter runs to the tomb . Matthew, Mark, and Luke do not mention any one of the 12 disciples having witnessed the crucifixion . </P> <P> Also, the New Testament makes two references to an unnamed "other disciple" in John 1: 35 - 40 and John 18: 15 - 16, which may be to the same person based on the wording in John 20: 2 . </P> <P> The closing words of John's Gospel state explicitly concerning the Beloved Disciple, "It is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true ." </P>

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