▼ Grk “They answered and said to him.”

▼ Or “Our father is Abraham.”

▼ Grk “Jesus said to them.”

▼ Although most mss (C W Θ Ψ 0250 f^{1, 13} 33 Maj.) have the imperfect ἦτε (ēte, “you were”) here, making this sentence a proper second class condition, the harder reading, ἐστε (este, “you are”), is found in the better witnesses (Ƥ^{66, 75} א B D L 070 pc lat).

▼ Some important mss (Ƥ⁶⁶ B* [700]) have the present imperative ποιεῖτε (poieite) here: “If you are Abraham’s children, then do,” while many others (א² C K L N Δ Ψ f^{1, 13} 33 565 579 892 pm) add the contingent particle ἄν (an) to ἐποιεῖτε (epoieite) making it a more proper second class condition by Attic standards. The simple ἐποιεῖτε without the ἄν is the hardest reading, and is found in some excellent witnesses (Ƥ⁷⁵ א* B² D W Γ Θ 070 0250 1424 pm).

▼ Or “you would do.”