John 8:3

Then the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman caught in adultery; and placing her in the center

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

In Context

2And at dawn He went again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; so sitting down He started to teach them.

4they say to Him: “Teacher, we found this woman committing adultery, in the very act.

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Cross References

John 9:13They bring the man who was formerly blind to the Pharisees.

Romans 7:3So then, if she should ‘marry’ another man while her husband is living, she will be labeled an adulteress; but if the husband should die, she is free from that law, not being an adulteress if she marries another man.

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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