What did Geoffrey Jackson mean when he called the revised edition of the New World Translation released at the 2013 Annual Meeting as "sister proof"? Was he being sexist? No! He said it when he was talking about the physical durability of the new edition. He was being complimentary. The sisters are in the ministry far more than the brothers, which means they open their Bibles a lot more, wearing them out faster. Thus, when he highlighted the sisters with this comment, he was referring to their commendable ministry. ( Psalm 68:11 ) I understood this immediately. There was no ambiguity with one such as myself who actually participates in the ministry and respects the work of the sisters. The publications have mentioned this fact about the sisters many times, so it is nothing new to a faithful member of the organization. The humor wasn't in the fact that sisters wear out their Bibles, but in the unexpectedness of the comment and its exaggeration. Besides, sisters laughed ...