by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 20:31Received reading: Aorist subjunctive: “that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.”Principal competing reading: Present subjunctive: “that you may continue believing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.”Editorial status:...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 20:17, 23, 29Received reading: “My Father” in verse 17; sins “are remitted” in verse 23; “Thomas” named in verse 29.Principal competing reading: “The Father” at the first mention; sins “have been forgiven”; Thomas’s name omitted and the saying often...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 19:14Received reading: “It was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour.”Principal competing reading: A minority form reads “about the third hour,” aligning the notice more closely with Mark 15:25.Editorial status: Preliminary record...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 18:13–27Received reading: Jesus is led first to Annas; verse 24 is translated, “Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas.”Principal competing reading: The same Greek order is often translated, “Then Annas sent him,” while minority witnesses move verse...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 19:35Received reading: “He knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.”Principal competing reading: “He knows that he tells the truth, so that you also may continue believing.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent...
