Professor Dodd answers: “The reason why it is inacceptable is that it runs counter to the current of Johannine thought, and indeed of Christian thought as a whole. ” ​ — Technical Papers for the Bible Translator, Volume 28, January 1977.
Professor Dodd vastab: „Põhjus, miks see on vastuvõetamatu, seisneb selles, et see läheb vastuollu Johannese tegeliku mõttega ja tegelikult ka kogu kristliku mõttega. ” — Technical Papers for the Bible Translator, 28. köide, jaanuar 1977.