openenglishbible/Open-English-Bible — Issue #272: John 1:41 minor re-order, drop "own"
Author: tmakarios
Created: 2011-10-21 01:13:28+00:00
State: open

"He first found his own brother Simon,"

To me, it would seem more natural to say "First he ...", but I don't know what others think.

The word "own" is a bit distracting, and I wonder what it was for.