The seventh step is to use the structure of the sentence flow to show lists and parallel thoughts.

Lining up parallel thoughts

Whenever there is a list or thoughts that parallel or contrast one another, it is helpful to line these thoughts up directly above one another. In this way, you can see at a glance those thoughts or items which the author has connected.

Below are some examples from our demonstration passage.

Subject Verb Direct Object
For
God loved world
so the

that
He gave Son
his
only begotten

that
|whoever |shall perish [none]
believes in Him not

but
|[whoever] |[shall] have life
eternal

For
God did send Son
not the
into the world

|to judge the world

but
that
world |might be saved [none]
the through Him

|He |is judged [none]
|who believes in Him not

|he |has been judged [none]
|who does not believe already

because
he has believed [none]
not
in the Name
of the Son
|only begotten
|of God

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