John 8:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 8:1-11

Though Christ was basely abused in the foregoing chapter, both by the rulers and by the people, yet here we have him still at Jerusalem, still in the temple. How often would he have gathered them! Observe, I. His retirement in the evening out of the town (John 8:1): He went unto the mount of olives; whether to some friend's house, or to some booth pitched there, now at the feast of tabernacles, is not certain; whether he rested there, or, as some think, continued all night in prayer to God, we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 8:5

Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should, be stoned ,.... Not in Leviticus 20:10 ; for though according to the law there, an adulteress, one that was a married woman, and so an adulterer, that was a married man, were to be put to death; yet the death was not stoning, but strangling; for it is a rule with the Jews F7 Maimon. Hilchot Issure Bia, c. 1. sect. 6. , that where death is simply mentioned (without restraining it to any particular kind) strangling is intended, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:5

That such should be stoned - It is not strictly true that Moses ordered adultery in general to be punished by stoning. The law simply says that the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death. Leviticus 20:10 ; Deuteronomy 22:22 . The rabbins say they were strangled. This they affirm was the ordinary mode of punishment, where the species of death was not marked in the law, If the person guilty of an act of this kind had been betrothed, but not married, she was to be stoned: ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-11

The woman caught in adultery. This narrative, if not inspired Scripture, bears all the traces of a genuine tradition. I. THE PLOT OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES . They brought to Jesus a woman caught in the act of adultery, and demanded his judgment concerning her act. "They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the Law commanded us, that such should be stoned: what sayest thou?" 1 . Theft conduct was not dictated by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-11

The accusers condemned and the accused absolved. Whatever view be taken of the genuineness of this passage of the Gospel, there can be little doubt as to the authenticity of the narrative, and no doubt as to the justice of the picture it presents of the ministry and character of Jesus Christ. I. HERE IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE SINFUL SOCIETY IN WHICH THE SAVIOUR DEIGNED TO MIX . The scene was the temple; the company gathered together were composed of those... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 8:5

Now Moses in the Law commanded us, that such should be stoned (or, to stone such ); but what sayest thou? £ The Law ( Deuteronomy 22:23 , etc.) prescribed stoning for both parties when the woman is the betrothed bride of another man, and if she make no sufficient attempt to foil the purpose of her seducer. For ordinary adultery the death penalty is left indefinite (Le John 20:10 ). It is no proof that strangulation was the method of punishment in the days of our Lord because the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:5

Moses in the law ... - The punishment of adultery commanded by Moses was death, Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22. The particular manner of the death was not specified in the law. The Jews had themselves, in the time of Christ, determined that it should be by stoning. See this described in the notes at Matthew 21:35, Matthew 21:44. The punishment for adultery varied. In some cases it was strangling. In the time of Ezekiel Ezekiel 16:38-40 it was stoning and being thrust through with a sword.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:5-6

John 8:5-6. Now Moses commanded that such should be stoned If they spoke accurately, this must have been a woman who, having been betrothed to a husband, had been guilty of this crime before the marriage was completed, for such only Moses commanded to be stoned. He commanded, indeed, that other adulteresses should be put to death; but the manner of death was not specified. It may be inferred, however, from Ezekiel 16:38-40, that though the law of Moses did not expressly enjoin it, the Jews... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 8:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 8:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:3-11

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:5-6

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