John 8:5

Now in the law Moses has commanded us to stone such; thou therefore, what sayest thou?

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

In Context

4they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in the very act, committing adultery.

6But this they said proving him, that they might have [something] to accuse him [of]. But Jesus, having stooped down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:21then they shall bring out the damsel unto the entrance of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought infamy in Israel, committing fornication in her father's house; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

Ezekiel 23:47And the assemblage shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire.

Matthew 19:6so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

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 →

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