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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== Analysis ==
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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]].
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[https://jamesbishopblog.com/2022/07/03/the-gospel-of-john-as-historiography-topography-chronology-selectivity-narrative-asides-and-eyewitness-appeal/ Analysis of the Gospel of John including the Asides]
*[https://jamesbishopblog.com/2022/07/03/the-gospel-of-john-as-historiography-topography-chronology-selectivity-narrative-asides-and-eyewitness-appeal/ Analysis of the Gospel of John including the Asides]