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...
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 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 8:3–6Received 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 7:53–8:2Received reading: John 7:53–8:2 forms the opening movement of the pericope.Principal competing reading: John 7:52 is followed immediately by John 8:12, leaving the feast discourse uninterrupted.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
