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 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;...
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...
