openenglishbible/Open-English-Bible — Issue #270: John 1:39 unnecessary words and commas
Author: tmakarios
Created: 2011-10-11 02:48:48+00:00
State: open

"Come, and you will see"
It seems more natural to me to say just "Come and see".

"So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him"
I would lose the first comma at least, possibly both.

"It was then about four in the afternoon"
"then" seems to intrude awkwardly. I might also put "o'clock" after "four", but I might be unusual in having this preference.