Consider, for example, the following parenthetical in the [[ESV]] translation, from John Chapter 4:
Consider, for example, the following parenthetical in the [[ESV]] translation, from John Chapter 4:
{{cquote|<sup>43</sup> After the two days he departed for Galilee. <sup>44</sup> (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) <sup>45</sup> So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast.}}
{{cquote|<sup>43</sup> After the two days he departed for Galilee. <sup>44</sup> (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) <sup>45</sup> So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast.}}
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{{bibleref|John|12|4-6}} contains two Asides:
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{{cquote|<sup>4</sup> But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, <sup>5</sup> “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” <sup>6</sup> He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.}}
== Analysis ==
== Analysis ==
Some or all of the editorial comments could have been added later by scribes or church leaders desiring, for example, more explanation or additional references to the [[Old Testament]].
Some or all of the editorial comments could have been added later by scribes or church leaders desiring, for example, more explanation or additional references to the [[Old Testament]].