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RSV-CE vs. RSV-2CE (JOHN)

Just recently I completed the Gospel of John during my BIAY and while listening I have recorded the differences I noticed between RSV-CE and RSV-2CE. Might be useful to those who are curious about the changes made to the RSV-2CE. Here is a summary of the differences between the RSV-CE and RSV-2CE translations of the Gospel of John based on the provided excerpts: The most frequent difference between the RSV-CE and RSV-2CE in these excerpts is the use of second-person pronouns when addressing God or Jesus. The RSV-CE uses " thou, thee, thy, thine " [e.g., 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33]. The RSV-2CE uses " you, your, yours " in these instances [e.g., 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34]. There are also other minor word choice differences: In John 21:18, "girded yourself and walked where you would" (RSV-CE) versus " fastened your own belt and walked where you would...