John 8:6 NLT,NIV,ESV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 8:1-59

John 8:1 . Jesus went to the mount of Olives, where it is probable he slept in some booth in the gardens; and returned early to the temple, to preach to the people, before the commencement of public worship. John 8:3 . The scribes and pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery. Papias, a father who conversed with the apostles, records here, that this woman was accused of many crimes before the Lord, which are related in the gospel according to the Hebrews. This gospel was in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 8:3-11

John 8:3-11And the Scribes and the Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adulteryThe scene and its significanceIt is probable that the hilarity and abandonment of the feast, which had grown to be a kind of vintage festival, would often degenerate into acts of licence and immorality; and these would find more numerous opportunities in the general disturbance of ordinary life caused by the dwelling of the whole people in their little leafy booths.One such act had been detected during the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 8:6

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 . Ver. 6. And with his finger wrote on the ground ] That he wrote downward (as the Syrians then did, and as the Chinese now do, and so their lines at the top do begin again) is very probable. a But what he wrote (whether those words, Jeremiah 22:29 , or those Mat 7:3 ) nothing certain can be determined; the Scripture is silent; and... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 8:6

tempting: Numbers 14:22, Matthew 19:3, Luke 10:25, Luke 11:53, Luke 11:54, Luke 20:20-Isaiah :, 1 Corinthians 10:9 But: John 8:2, Genesis 49:9, Jeremiah 17:13, Daniel 5:5 as though: Psalms 38:12-2 Chronicles :, Psalms 39:1, Proverbs 26:17, Ecclesiastes 3:7, Amos 5:10, Amos 5:13, Matthew 10:16, Matthew 15:23, Matthew 26:63 Reciprocal: Numbers 5:17 - of the dust Psalms 38:14 - that heareth Matthew 12:10 - that Matthew 16:1 - tempting Matthew 22:18 - Why Mark 10:2 - tempting John 5:45 - in... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 8:6

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.That they might have to accuse him — Either of usurping the office of a judge, if he condemned her, or of being an enemy to the law, if he acquitted her.Jesus stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground — God wrote once in the Old Testament; Christ once in the New: perhaps the words which he afterward spoke, when they continued... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:2-11

§ 82. THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY, John 8:2-11 . A majority of the best biblical scholars agree that this narrative of the adulteress, (including John 7:53,) though of apostolic antiquity, could scarce have been written by John. The external proofs are: 1. Its absence from a large share of the best manuscripts. 2. The absence of quotations of the passage in the earliest Christian writers. And, 3. The great variety of readings in the different copies of the passage. The internal proofs are:... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:6

6. Tempting him Putting him to the test. Endeavouring to subject him to a dilemma. The dilemma was this: If he decided the case, he rebelled against the Roman government by taking law into his own hands; if he declined it, he abdicated his claim as Messiah. And still more: if he decided that the Mosaic law should be fulfilled, he would, contrary to Roman decree, inflict capital punishment; if he disregarded Moses, he submitted to Rome, and degraded his Messiahship with all earnest Jews. ... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 8:1-59

The Biblical Illustrator - John 8:3-11

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 8:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 8:6

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 8:6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:2-11

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:6

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