John 8:4
+ 8:4 See the note about John 7:53-8:11 above Then they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 commanded us to stone such people; what do you say about her?”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:22If a man is found sleeping with a woman who is married to another man, then they must both die, the man who was sleeping with the woman and the woman herself; and you will remove the evil from among you.
Matthew 1:19Her husband, Joseph, was a righteous man, and he did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to secretly end his engagement with her.
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 →