John 8:3
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.
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?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
- KJV
- And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
- WEB
- The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle,
- ASV
- And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,
- DARBY
- And the scribes and the Pharisees bring [to him] a woman taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
- BLB
- Now the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman having been caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
- ÅB
- Da kom de skriftlærde og fariseerne med en kvinne som var grepet i hor, og de stilte henne fram for ham
- OTB
- De skriftlærde og fariseerne brakte en kvinne grepet i hor og plasserte henne midt i gårdsplassen.
- B1930
- Da kom de skriftlærde og fariseerne med en kvinne som var grepet i hor, og de stilte henne frem for ham