That is

(ουτος εστιν). The one just mentioned in verse John 21:20, "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.

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Old Testament