Sometimes what it says may be unclear. Sometimes what it says is different from what we initially think it says. To figure that out, we examine a particular text using a few rules to help us avoid reading our own ideas into it.

In Romans 8:1 a few translations read, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (KJV 1900) Most more modern translations read, "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (NASB)

Thoughts on Mark 1:41