openenglishbible/Open-English-Bible — Issue #269: John 1:38 unnecessary comma, should -> would
Author: tmakarios
Created: 2011-10-11 02:44:13+00:00
State: open

"But Jesus turned around, and saw them following"
I'd be inclined to leave out the comma.

"“Rabbi,” they answered (or, as we should say, ‘teacher’)"
"should" like this carries either old-fashioned or normative connotations for me. I would say "would".