Disciple whom Jesus loved
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The phrase "the disciple whom Jesus loved" or, in John 20:2; "the other disciple whom Jesus loved", is used six times in the Gospel of John, but in no other New Testament accounts of Jesus. John 21:24 states that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of this disciple.
Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Sepulchre, by James Tissot c. 1886–1894
Jesus and John at the Last Supper, by Valentin de Boulogne
Penitent Magdalene, Mary Magdalene by El Greco, c. 1580
St John at Patmos by Pieter Paul Rubens, c. 1611
Gospel of John
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The Gospel of John is the fourth of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus and seven "I am" discourses culminating in Thomas' proclamation of the risen Jesus as "my Lord and my God". The gospel's concluding verses set out its purpose, "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name."
John 18:31–33 on Papyrus 52 (recto; c. AD 150).
Jesus giving the Farewell Discourse to his 11 remaining disciples, from the Maestà of Duccio, 1308–1311
The Rylands Papyrus is the oldest known New Testament fragment, dated to about 125–175 AD.
Bede translating the Gospel of John on his deathbed, by James Doyle Penrose, 1902