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John 8:3
Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;
John 8:3 · Bible in Basic English
John 8:3 in other translations
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle,
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In context
1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.
3 Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;
4 And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?
6 They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
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