John 8

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 21

¹ But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

² And at dawn, He again arrived into the temple; and all the people came to Him. And having sat down, He was teaching them.

³ And the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman having been taken in adultery. And standing her in the midst,

⁴ they said to Him, Teacher, this woman was taken in the very act, committing adultery.

Chapter Summary

1 Christ receives the woman taken in adultery. 12 He speaks, saying, He is the Light of the world,

φῶς light G5457

ἀλήθεια truth G225

ἐλευθερόω set free G1659

ἁμαρτία sin G266

μαρτυρέω witness, testify G3140

δοῦλος slave G1401

Jesus

Forgives the adulteress and declares Himself the Light of the world and the I AM before Abraham

Woman taken in adultery

Brought before Jesus by her accusers; He declines to condemn her and tells her to sin no more

Scribes and Pharisees

Bring the adulteress to test Jesus, then dispute His witness and claims

The Jews

Believers and opponents who argue over Abraham's seed and take up stones against Jesus

Woman Caught in Adultery

Scribes and Pharisees bring an adulterous woman to test Jesus, but He challenges the sinless among them to cast the first stone and forgives her.

John 8:3-11

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