:TEXT: "were* Abraham's children, plyou would be doing the works" : p75 S B2 \ D K L \ Psi 070 \ : KJV ASV RSV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: "are Abraham's children, be doing the works" : p66 B* one lat vg syr(s) : ASVn NASV NIVn NEBnCOMMENTS: The Greek word translated "were*" is in the present tense, which is not the best grammar. For this reason, the manuscripts listed above in braces changed it to a past tense ("were") to make it read smoother. Apparently other copyists corrected the poor grammar by changing the tense of the verb in the main clause (from "plyou would be doing" to "be doing").