John 8:5
Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
In Context
4they say unto him, Master, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:21then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Ezekiel 23:47And the assembly shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
Matthew 19:6So that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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 →