John 8:4

"Rabbi, this woman has been found in the very act of adultery.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

In Context

3when the Scribes and Pharisees had brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court, and said to him.

5"Now Moses, in the Law, has commanded us to stone such creatures. But you, what do you say?"

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Cross References

Matthew 1:19But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.

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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