John 8:4
And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
In Context
5Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:22If a man is taken in the act of going in to a married woman, the two of them, the man as well as the woman, are to be put to death: so you are to put away the evil from Israel.
Matthew 1:19And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
Matthew Henry on John 8:2-12
The Woman Taken in Adultery. 1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they… Read the whole commentary →