by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 5:36Received reading: “I have greater witness than that of John: for the works … bear witness of me.”Principal competing reading: Some interpretation and translation recast the phrase as though the works themselves were simply called greater.Editorial...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 5:39Received reading: The Authorized Version reads the verb as a command: “Search the scriptures.”Principal competing reading: Many modern translations read it as a statement: “You search the Scriptures.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
