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John 8:4
“They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.”
King James Version (KJV)
John 8:4 Context
1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
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Bible Commentary for John 8:4
Wesley's Notes for John 8:4
8:5 Moses hath commanded us to stone such - If they spoke accurately, this must have been a woman, who, having been betrothed to a husband, had been guilty of this crime before the marriage was completed; for such only Moses commanded to be stoned. He commanded indeed that other adulteresses should be put to death; but the manner of death was not specified. #Deut 22:23|.
8:6 That they might have to accuse him - Either of usurping the office of a judge, if he condemned her, or of being an enemy to the law, if he acquitted her. Jesus stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground - God wrote once in the Old Testament; Christ once in the New: perhaps the words which he afterward spoke, when they continued asking him. By this silent action, he, fixed their wandering, hurrying thoughts, in order to awaken their consciences: and, signified that he was not then come to condemn but to save the world.
They say vnto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
they *said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
- Basic English Bible
they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in the very act, committing adultery.
- Darby Bible
They say to him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- Webster's Bible
Rabbi, they said, "this woman has been found in the very act of committing adultery.
- Weymouth Bible
they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
- World English Bible
and seiden to hym, Maystir, this womman is now takun in auoutrie.
- Wycliffe Bible
they say to him, `Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime -- committing adultery,
- Youngs Literal Bible