John 8:4
they say unto him—Teacher! this woman, hath been caught in the very act of committing adultery!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
In Context
3And the Scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman, caught, in adultery; and, setting her in the midst,
5Now, in the law, Moses, [unto us] gave command to stone, such as these. What, then, dost, thou, say?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:22When a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then shall, both, of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman, so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of Israel.
Matthew 1:19Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her,—intended, privately, to divorce 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 →