John 8:4
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,
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 might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
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.