by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 12:4Received reading: “Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him.”Principal competing reading: “Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was about to betray him.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 10:8Received reading: “All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers.”Principal competing reading: “All who came are thieves and robbers,” omitting “before me.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 10:26, 29Received reading: Verse 26 includes “as I said unto you”; verse 29 reads, “My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all.”Principal competing reading: The critical text omits the reminder and presents a neuter relative construction that may...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 10:38Received reading: “Believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.”Principal competing reading: “Believe the works, that you may know and continue to understand that the Father is in me and I in the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:59Received reading: Jesus hid himself, went out of the temple, passed through their midst, and went on in that manner.Principal competing reading: Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...