CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>John 8:3 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/john/8-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/17/43_Jhn_08_03.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="John 8:3 - The Woman Caught in Adultery" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/john/8-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/john/8-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/john/">John</a> > <a href="/john/8.htm">Chapter 8</a> > Verse 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad3.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/john/8-2.htm" title="John 8:2">◄</a> John 8:3 <a href="/john/8-4.htm" title="John 8:4">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/john/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/8.htm">New International Version</a> The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group <a href="/nlt/john/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. <a href="/esv/john/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst <a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them <a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman having been caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst, <a href="/kjv/john/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, <a href="/nkjv/john/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, <a href="/nasb_/john/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, <a href="/nasb/john/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, <a href="/nasb77/john/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst, <a href="/lsb/john/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, <a href="/amp/john/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the center of the court, <a href="/csb/john/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the center. <a href="/hcsb/john/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the center. &#8220 <a href="/asv/john/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst, <a href="/cev/john/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses brought in a woman who had been caught in bed with a man who wasn't her husband. They made her stand in the middle of the crowd. <a href="/erv/john/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst, <a href="/gwt/john/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of everyone <a href="/gnt/john/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught committing adultery, and they made her stand before them all. <a href="/isv/john/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> But the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. After setting her before them, <a href="/msb/john/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them <a href="/net/john/8.htm">NET Bible</a> 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 <a href="/nheb/john/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst, <a href="/wbt/john/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery: and when they had set her in the midst, <a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and was teaching them when the Scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery. They made her stand in the centre of the court, and they put the case to Him. <a href="/web/john/8.htm">World English Bible</a> The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst, <a href="/blb/john/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman having been caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst, <a href="/ylt/john/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst, <a href="/slt/john/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the scribes and Pharisees brought him a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery: and they set her in the midst, <a href="/cpdv/john/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now the scribes and Pharisees brought forward a woman caught in adultery, and they stood her in front of them. <a href="/nabre/john/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. <a href="/nrsvce/john/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who was caught in adultery; and they made her to stand in the midst. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But the Scribes and the Pharisees brought a women who had been seized in adultery, and when they stood her in the midst,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman who had been detected in adultery; and they made her stand in the midst, <a href="/godbey/john/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <a href="/haweis/john/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery; and placing her in the midst, <a href="/mace/john/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then the Scribes and Pharisees brought a woman surprized in adultery; and when they had set her in the middle of the assembly, <a href="/wey/john/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and was teaching them when the Scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery. They made her stand in the centre of the court, and they put the case to Him. <a href="/worrell/john/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman taken in adultery; and, having placed her in the midst, <a href="/worsley/john/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the scribes and pharisees brought to Him a woman taken in adultery; <a href="/parallel/john/8-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2699" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/8.htm">The Woman Caught in Adultery</a> …2Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them. 3<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/1122.htm" title="1122: grammateis (N-NMP) -- From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary.">scribes</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5330.htm" title="5330: Pharisaioi (N-NMP) -- Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.">Pharisees,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">however,</a> <a href="/greek/71.htm" title="71: agousin (V-PIA-3P) -- A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce.">brought</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaika (N-AFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">a woman</a> <a href="/greek/2638.htm" title="2638: kateilēmmenēn (V-RPM/P-AFS) -- From kata and lambano; to take eagerly, i.e. Seize, possess, etc.">caught</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">in</a> <a href="/greek/3430.htm" title="3430: moicheia (N-DFS) -- Adultery. From moicheuo; adultery.">adultery.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: stēsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">They made her stand</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">before them</a> <a href="/greek/3319.htm" title="3319: mesō (Adj-DNS) -- Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun)."></a> 4and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Deuteronomy 22:22</a> If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. <a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a> You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a> Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” / Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? ... <a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Mark 10:2-12</a> Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired. / “What did Moses command you?” He replied. / They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” ... <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a> Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a> For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a> To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a> Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. <a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a> You shall not commit adultery. <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32</a> He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Hosea 4:14</a> I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Ezekiel 16:38</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the middle,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/5-27.htm">Act</a> <a href="/luke/18-20.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/john/5-6.htm">Case</a> <a href="/luke/8-29.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Center</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Centre</a> <a href="/mark/10-12.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Court</a> <a href="/john/6-25.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/22-55.htm">Group</a> <a href="/john/7-51.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/2-1.htm">Married</a> <a href="/john/7-14.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/john/7-48.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/luke/10-34.htm">Placing</a> <a href="/john/1-2.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/luke/23-10.htm">Scribes</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/luke/22-46.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/luke/23-10.htm">Teachers</a> <a href="/john/8-2.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/8-4.htm">Act</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/john/8-51.htm">Case</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/acts/4-7.htm">Center</a> <a href="/acts/4-7.htm">Centre</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/john/18-15.htm">Court</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/1-15.htm">Group</a> <a href="/john/8-5.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Married</a> <a href="/john/8-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/john/8-13.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Placing</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/acts/4-5.htm">Scribes</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/john/8-16.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/acts/4-5.htm">Teachers</a> <a href="/john/8-20.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">John 8</div>1. <a href="/john/8-1.htm">Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.</a> 12. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine;</a> 31. <a href="/john/8-31.htm">promises freedom to those who believe;</a> 33. <a href="/john/8-33.htm">answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham;</a> 48. <a href="/john/8-48.htm">answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity;</a> 59. <a href="/john/8-59.htm">and slips away from those who would stone him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. The scribes and Pharisees: These were religious leaders and experts in the Jewish law. The scribes were responsible for copying and interpreting the Scriptures, while the Pharisees were a sect known for their strict adherence to the Law of Moses and oral traditions. Their involvement in this event highlights the tension between Jesus and the religious authorities, who often sought to challenge His teachings and authority. brought to Him: This action indicates a deliberate attempt to confront Jesus publicly. The religious leaders often sought to trap Jesus in legal or theological dilemmas to discredit Him. This encounter is one of several instances where they attempt to test His adherence to the Law. a woman caught in adultery: Adultery was a serious offense under Jewish law, punishable by death according to <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Deuteronomy 22:22</a>. The fact that only the woman is brought forward raises questions about the fairness and motives of the accusers, as the law required both parties involved in adultery to be punished.They made her stand before them They made her stand: This phrase suggests a public and humiliating display, intended to shame the woman and put Jesus in a difficult position. The leaders' focus on the woman rather than the sin itself reveals their intent to use her as a tool against Jesus. before them: The setting is likely a public place, possibly the temple courts, where Jesus was teaching. This public confrontation was designed to pressure Jesus into making a statement that could be used against Him, either by accusing Him of disregarding the Law or by undermining His message of grace and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/scribes_and_pharisees.htm">Scribes and Pharisees</a> Religious leaders and experts in the Jewish law. They often challenged Jesus, seeking to trap Him in His words or actions. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman_caught_in_adultery.htm">The Woman Caught in Adultery</a> A woman accused of committing adultery, brought before Jesus by the scribes and Pharisees to test Him. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure in the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching in the temple courts when this event occurs. 4. <a href="/topical/t/temple_courts.htm">Temple Courts</a> The setting of this event, a public place in Jerusalem where Jesus often taught and where religious activities took place. 5. <a href="/topical/a/adultery.htm">Adultery</a> The act of being unfaithful in marriage, which was a serious offense under Jewish law, punishable by stoning according to the Law of Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/hypocrisy_of_the_accusers.htm">Hypocrisy of the Accusers</a> The scribes and Pharisees were quick to judge the woman but failed to recognize their own sinfulness. We must be cautious not to judge others harshly while ignoring our own faults. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion_and_wisdom.htm">Jesus' Compassion and Wisdom</a> Jesus demonstrates compassion and wisdom in handling the situation, teaching us to respond with grace and truth in difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> While Jesus does not condemn the woman, He calls her to leave her life of sin, emphasizing the need for repentance and transformation. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law_and_grace.htm">The Role of the Law and Grace</a> This event illustrates the balance between the Law, which reveals sin, and grace, which offers forgiveness and a new beginning. <a href="/topical/p/public_vs._private_sin.htm">Public vs. Private Sin</a> The public nature of the woman's sin contrasts with the often private nature of our own sins, reminding us that God sees all and calls us to integrity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 8</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_inscribe_in_the_sand.htm">What did Jesus inscribe in the sand?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_law_of_the_spirit_of_life.htm">What does 'Neither do I condemn you' mean?</a> <a href="/q/adultery_penalty.htm">What is the penalty for committing adultery?</a> <a href="/q/biblical_view_on_the_scarlet_letter.htm">What is the biblical perspective on The Scarlet Letter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) And the scribes and Pharisees . . .--This is the common phrase of the earlier Gospels, but "the scribes" are never named by St. John. His word to denote the hierarchy in their opposition to Christ is "the Jews." (See Note on <a href="/john/1-19.htm" title="And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?">John 1:19</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - And the scribes and Pharisees are bringing - dragging by main force - (to him) a woman taken in adultery; and, having caused her - forced her, notwithstanding the hideous shame of her discovery - to stand in the midst, they say unto him, Master. The "scribes" are not elsewhere referred to in John's Gospel, although the phrase, "scribes and Pharisees," is very frequently used in the synoptic Gospels for the opponents of our Lord and the subjects of his invective. They come together in the final scenes as combining to thwart and tempt him. John refers to "Pharisees" twenty times, and four times in connection with the "priests;" but never with the "scribes." The scribes are elsewhere in the New Testament spoken of as νομικοί or νομοδιδάσκαλοι, and also as "rabbis" in the Mishna. The scribes and Pharisees are no deputation from the Sanhedrin, nor are they representatives of the party of Zealots, as some have pretended. There is no indication of any mere sectional animosity or of any genuine desire to receive an authoritative or prophetic response to their inquiry. The Sanhedrin itself would certainly not have condescended at this epoch to have submitted any question of its own action to the arbitrament of Jesus. Numerous witnesses of the act of adultery are inconceivable, though in the excitement and confusion of the Feast of Tabernacles in a crowded city and suburbs, this may have been more feasible than might otherwise be supposed. The probability is that the act was undeniably committed in such a way as to bring this woman under the cognizance of these reformers or defenders of the theocracy who cropped up on all sides, and that a group of bigots scow at once that capital might be made for their antagonism to Jesus by proposing to him a query which would, however it might be answered, lower his prestige. According to ver. 10 (omitted in Codex B), these scribes and Pharisees were, if not the "witnesses" of adultery, the "accusers" ready to take the case before the highest court. Considering the long desuetude of the Law, and the impossibility of even the Sanhedrin legally inflicting the penalty of stoning, even if it were so disposed, the whole question looks like a subtle but ill-considered plot to entangle the Lord in his judgments, and to induce him to sacrifice his influence with the people. The absence of the guilty man is noteworthy (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Deuteronomy 22:22</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/8-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>The οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. scribes γραμματεῖς (grammateis) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1122.htm">Strong's 1122: </a> From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Pharisees, Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5330.htm">Strong's 5330: </a> Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary. however, δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. brought ἄγουσιν (agousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_71.htm">Strong's 71: </a> A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. a woman γυναῖκα (gynaika) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. caught κατειλημμένην (kateilēmmenēn) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2638.htm">Strong's 2638: </a> From kata and lambano; to take eagerly, i.e. Seize, possess, etc. in ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. adultery. μοιχείᾳ (moicheia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3430.htm">Strong's 3430: </a> Adultery. From moicheuo; adultery. They made her stand στήσαντες (stēsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. before them ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">NT Gospels: John 8:3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/8-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 8:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 8:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/8-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 8:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 8:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>