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Text -- John 7:53--8:11 (NET)
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Context
A Woman Caught in Adultery
7:53 And each one departed to his own house .
8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives .
8:2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again . All the people came to him , and he sat down and began to teach them .
8:3 The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery . They made her stand in front of them
8:4 and said to Jesus , “Teacher , this woman was caught in the very act of adultery .
8:5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women . What then do you say ?”
8:6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him , so that they could bring charges against him .) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger .
8:7 When they persisted in asking him , he stood up straight and replied , “Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her .”
8:8 Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground .
8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time , starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
8:10 Jesus stood up straight and said to her , “Woman , where are they? Did no one condemn you ?”
8:11 She replied , “No one , Lord .” And Jesus said , “I do not condemn you either . Go , and from now on do not sin any more.”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Adultery |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Women |
Temple |
PURITY |
Hypocrisy |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
Conscience |
Conviction |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
TEACH; TEACHER; TEACHING |
Uncharitableness |
Feasts |
Sin |
REGENERATION |
Nicodemus |
Scribe |
Self-condemnation |
Instruction |
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NET Notes: Joh 7:53 Double brackets have been placed around this passage to indicate that most likely it was not part of the original text of the Gospel of John. In spite...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:1 The Mount of Olives is a hill running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, lying east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. It was named for the ...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:2 An ingressive sense for the imperfect fits well here following the aorist participle.
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NET Notes: Joh 8:4 Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Joh 8:5 The accusers themselves subtly misrepresented the law. The Mosaic law stated that in the case of adultery, both the man and woman must be put to death...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:6 Or possibly “Jesus bent down and wrote an accusation on the ground with his finger.” The Greek verb καταγρ...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:8 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Greek style o...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:10 Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used...
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