John 8:3

And the scribes and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,

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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 early in the morning he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. And he sat down and taught them.

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

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Cross References

Ezekiel 23:45But righteous men shall judge them, as adulteresses are judged, and as women that shed blood are judged; for they are adulteresses, and blood is upon their hands.

John 9:13They bring to the Pharisees him who had once been blind.

Romans 7:3So then, if while her husband is living she connect herself with another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband die, she is no longer bound by that law, so that she will not be an adulteress, though she connect herself with 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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