John 8:4
2 Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
3 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
6 They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
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
- and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
- KJV
- They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- WEB
- they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
- ASV
- they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.
- DARBY
- they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in the very act, committing adultery.
- BLB
- they say to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act, committing adultery.
- ÅB
- og sa til ham: Mester! denne kvinne er grepet på fersk gjerning i hor.
- OTB
- De henvendte seg til Ham, “Lærer, denne kvinnen ble grepet i hor.
- B1930
- og sa til ham: Mester! denne kvinne er grepet på fersk gjerning i hor.