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The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-23

Excluded from the destination of Jesus. In one sense Jesus was very near to men, very closely connected with them. At the same time he was very far from them, separated in many ways. The Gospel of John abounds in indications of this felt difference and superiority. Yet there is much to help and cheer even in words like these: "Whither I go, ye cannot come." The truth of Jesus is the same, spoken to friends or to enemies, and everything Jesus said on the earth has something of gospel in it.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:3-11

A miserable sinner and a merciful Saviour. Notice on this occasion— I. THE CONDUCT OF HIS ENEMIES . 1 . It was brutally gross. 2 . It was utterly hypocritical. Hypocrisy is to speak or do one thing but mean another. If so, the conduct of these men was utterly hypocritical. 3 . It was utterly irreligious. Religion, if it means anything, means true respect for man and profound reverence for God. Their conduct manifested neither, but the very reverse; they made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:9

And they when they heard it ( being convicted by their £ own conscience ), they went out one by one. Their conscience convinced them that the spirit of the Law is greater than its letter. The phrase expressing the action of conscience was probably an explanatory and true gloss, which accounted for the sudden change of front. It was a proof of the ally which Divine law has within the human breast. The whole crowd, rather than the humbled woman, is condemned, but self-condemned and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:10-11

And Jesus lifted up himself, £ and said to her, Where are they? ( these thy accusers). £ The question (with or without the additions) implied that our Lord had not seen the obvious effect of his words upon the accusing party. There was no triumph in his eye, no flush of victory over his enemies. Hath no one condemned thee? pronounced upon thee the sentence of condemnation? Has no one declared that thine is a case of stoning?— No one? Then the judgment has yet to be uttered, if it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:9

Beginning at the eldest - As being conscious of more sins, and, therefore, being desirous to leave the Lord Jesus. The word “eldest” here probably refers not to age, but to benefit - from those who were in highest reputation to the lowest in rank. This consciousness of crime showed that the state of the public morals was exceedingly corrupt, and justified the declaration of Jesus that it was an adulterous and wicked generation, Matthew 16:4.Alone - Jesus only was left with the woman, etc.In the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:10

Hath no man condemned thee? - Jesus had directed them, if innocent, to cast a stone, thus to condemn her, or to use the power which he gave them to condemn her. No one of them had done that. They had accused her, but they had not proceeded to the act expressive of judicial condemnation. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:11

Neither do I condemn thee - This is evidently to be taken in the sense of judicial condemnation, or of passing sentence as a magistrate, for this was what they had arraigned her for. It was not to obtain his opinion about adultery, but to obtain the condemnation of the woman. As he claimed no civil authority, he said that he did not exercise it, and should not condemn her to die. In this sense the word is used in the previous verse, and this is the only sense which the passage demands. Besides,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:7-9

John 8:7-9. When they continued asking him That is, pressed him with great importunity to give an answer, thinking, no doubt, that they had him at a great advantage; he lifted up himself, and, without replying directly to their demand, said, He that is without sin among you He that is not guilty (his own conscience being the judge) either of the same sin or of some nearly resembling it; let him As a witness; first cast a stone at her He alludes to the law, (Deuteronomy 17:7,) which... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:10-11

John 8:10-11. When Jesus saw none but the woman None of those who had been soliciting his judgment, but only the woman they had brought before him; he said, Where are those thine accusers? Is there no one remaining to bear witness against thee? hath no man condemned thee Hath no judicial sentence been passed upon thee? She said, No man, Lord: Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee Neither do I take upon me to pass any such sentence, nor to order thee to be punished at this time: but... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:1-11

88. Woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11)When Jesus returned to the temple the next day, the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman whom they had caught in adultery, and asked him to give a judgment. This was not because they wanted to find out God’s will, but because they wanted to trap Jesus and so have an accusation to bring against him. If he did not condemn the woman to death, they could accuse him to the Sanhedrin of defying the law. If he did condemn her to death, they could... read more

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