by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:3–6Received reading: The scribes and Pharisees present the woman, cite the command to stone, and question Jesus in order to accuse him.Principal competing reading: The whole scene is omitted with John 7:53–8:11, while copies that contain it preserve...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:6, 8Received reading: Jesus writes with his finger on the ground “as though he heard them not,” then writes again.Principal competing reading: Some forms omit or vary the phrase behind “as though he heard them not”; interpreters supply many conjectural...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 8:16Received reading: “I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me,” with judgment described as *alēthēs*.Principal competing reading: The SBLGNT likewise has “the Father who sent me” but reads *alēthinē* for “true”; minor witnesses vary articles...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: The narrative was known and cited as Gospel in substantial early Christian streams.Principal competing reading: Silence in important Greek commentators is taken as evidence that their copies lacked it.Editorial status:...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: The pericope stands after John 7:52.Principal competing reading: It appears after John 7:36, 7:44, 21:25, or Luke 21:38 in limited branches.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
