by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 9:4Received reading: “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day.”Principal competing reading: “We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:39Received reading: “If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.”Principal competing reading: The critical form reads “If you are Abraham’s children, do/were doing the works of Abraham,” with subreadings in the verbs.Editorial...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:54Received reading: “My Father … of whom ye say, that he is your God.”Principal competing reading: “My Father … of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.A single...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 9:35Received reading: “Dost thou believe on the Son of God?”Principal competing reading: “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.After the authorities cast out the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:7–9Received reading: The hearers are convicted by their own conscience and depart from the eldest to the last.Principal competing reading: Shorter forms omit “by their own conscience,” “even unto the last,” or other details while retaining the...
