The Napkin

 JOHN

CHAPTER 20

 7 And the ^anapkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped (folded) together in a place by itself.
Hebrew tradition of that day.  The folded napkin had to do with the master and servant; every Jewish boy knew this tradition.  When the servant set the master's dinner table, it was exactly how the master wanted it.  The table was furnished perfectly and then the servant would wait out of sight until the master finished eating.  The servant wouldn't dare touch the table until the master was finished.
If the master was done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, mouth, beard, and then he would wad the napkin and toss it on to the table.  The servant then knew it was time to clear the table.  In those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm done."  But if the master rose from the table and folded his napkin next to the plate, the servant wouldn't dare touch the table because…the folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!"