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John 8:5

Moses
The law

3 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them

4 and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

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.

7 When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

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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.

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BSB
In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
KJV
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
WEB
Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. What then do you say about her?”
ASV
Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?
DARBY
Now in the law Moses has commanded us to stone such; thou therefore, what sayest thou?
BLB
Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such. You, therefore, what do You say?”
ÅB
I loven har Moses foreskrevet oss at slike kvinner skal steines; hva sier nå du?
OTB
I loven befalte Moses oss å steine slike kvinner. Hva sier Du da?”
B1930
I loven har Moses foreskrevet oss at slike kvinner skal stenes; hvad sier nu du?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:10

    If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:21–24

    she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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  • Ezekiel 16:38–40

    And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.

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  • Matthew 5:17

    Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

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  • Matthew 19:6–8

    So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

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  • Matthew 22:16–18

    They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

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  • Ezekiel 23:47

    The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.

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