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John 20
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john.20.believeText20
ἵνα πιστεύητε / πιστεύσητε
TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONunresolved confidence
Were these signs written so readers may keep trusting or come to trust?
The manuscripts divide between a present-form verb, often ‘continue believing,’ and an aorist-form verb, often ‘come to believe.’
Why this default
The present-form ‘continue to trust’ is the working default because it fits a believing community and has very early support. The aorist ‘come to trust’ is also ancient and widespread, so the decision remains unresolved.
Evidence
ExternalPresent-form support includes P66vid, א*, B* and a smaller early stream; aorist support includes א², A, C, D, L, W, Ψ and broad later tradition.
InternalBoth authorial purposes make sense: sustaining existing trust and bringing readers to trust. Scribal normalization of verbal aspect could move either way.
Project defaultso that you may continue to trust that Jesus is the Christ
Project default · present-form reading
Witnessesπιστεύητε · P66vid, א*, B*, 0250, family 1, 892 and related witnessesAlternativeso that you may come to trust that Jesus is the Christ
Aorist-form reading
Witnessesπιστεύσητε · א², A, C, D, L, W, Ψ, 33 and broad traditionAlternativeso that you may trust that Jesus is the Christ
Aspect left untranslated
WitnessesRendering option · aspect not forced into EnglishAlternativeso that you may [come to/continue to] trust that Jesus is the Christ
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WitnessesDisplay option · both aspect readings shownRecord integrity
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