John 8:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them,He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. ”

John 8:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They continued asking him - They pressed the question upon him. They were determined to extort an answer from him, and showed a perseverance in evil which has been unhappily often imitated. Is...
John 8:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. (2) Against hypocrites who are very severe judge...
John 8:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

PERICOPE ADULTERS. John 7:53 to John 8:11 . Jesus and the Woman Accused of Sin. The well-known story of the woman taken in adultery has no claim to be regarded as part of the original text of...
John 8:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

asking. App-134., lifted up . Greek. anakupto. Only here, John 8:10 ; Luke 13:11 ; Luke 21:28 . without sin . sinless. Greek. anamartetos. Compare App-128. Occ, nowhere else in the N.T....
John 8:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. He who is without sin among you. He said this according to the custom of the Law; for God commanded that the witnesses should, with their own hands, put malefactors to death, according to...
John 8:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. He that is without sin - Αναμαρτητος, meaning the sam...
John 8:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that is without sin among you, &c.— Alluding to the law, Deuteronomy 17:7 which ordered that the hands of the witnesses, by whose testimony an idolater was convicted, should be first upon...
John 8:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. So when they continued asking him, he lifted...
John 8:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Feast of Tabernacles Continued. Christ the Light of the World John 7:53 to John 8:11 . The woman taken in adultery. All modern critics agree that this section is no original part of the Fou...
John 8:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

So when they continued asking him. — He would have avoided their question, and continued, as is here implied, for some time in the action of writing; but they will now interrupt that action. It see...
John 8:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 17 THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY. “And they went every man unto his own house: but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the p...
John 8:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Accusers Self-condemned John 8:1-11 This passage has been the subject of much controversy, but there is no possibility of accounting for it except on the supposition that this incident real...
John 8:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The end of chapter 7 is closely linked with this, in that after declaring "every man went to his own house," the writer said, "But Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives." Here we have the story of a r...
John 8:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery: and when they had set her in the midst, (4) They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. (5)...
John 8:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So when they continued asking him ,.... For observing that he put himself in such a posture, they concluded that they had puzzled and perplexed him, and that he knew not what to say; and therefore t...
John 8:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Ver. 7. He that is without sin among you ] Not th...
John 8:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 replyi...
John 8:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A WOMAN CAUGHT IN ADULTERY (vs.1-11) While others went to their homes, the Lord spent the night in the mount of Olives, away from all the words and thoughts of men, in the calm of His Father's pr...
John 8:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Woman Taken in Adultery. 1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and...
John 8:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They will not let our Saviour alone, but importune him for an answer. He saith, He that is without sin, let him first cast a stone at her. The law of God was, Deuteronomy 17:7 , that in the exec...
John 8:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But when they continued asking him he lifted himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her”.' His next action is specific and underlines the words...
John 8:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 7:1-12 . For the general exposition of this section see Homiletic Notes, pp. 233–235. John 7:2 . Early in the morning (ὄρθρου).—St. John’s usual word is πρ...
John 8:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

sin Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
John 8:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 7:53 . And every man went unto his own house . John 8:1 . Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. That is, as every man went to his own house to rest, so Jesus found rest in secret prayer on...
John 8:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 publ...
John 8:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the Scribes and the Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery The scene and its significance It is probable that the hilarity and abandonment of the feast, which had grown to be...
John 8:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verses 7:53-8:11 (8) The pericope adulterae. (a) Excursus on the genuineness of John 7:53-43 John 7:53-43 John 7:53-43 . It is our duty to examine the various grounds on...
John 8:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
John 8:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 14:24 ; 1 Corinthians 14:25 ; Colossians 4:6 ; Deuteronomy 17:6 ; Hebrews 4:12 ; Hebrews 4:13 ; Jeremiah 23:29 ; John 7:46 ; Matthew 23:25-28 ; Matthew 7:1-5 ; Proverbs 12:18...
John 8:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He that is without sin — 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, cast the first stone at her.

John 8:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 8:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

John 8:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 8:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 8:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 8:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 8:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 8:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 8:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 8:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 8:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 8:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 8:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 8:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 8:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 8:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 8:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 8:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 8:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 8:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 8:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 8:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 8:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

John 8:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 8:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 8:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 8:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 8:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 8:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 8:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes