None of the others at the table is literally “none of those reclining,” the same verb used in verses 23 and 12.2.

Here also Good News Translation makes explicit the mention of Jesus, which is simply “he” in the Greek text.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .