“ And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. ”
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...
wrote . The curses, as before.
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. The design of this second stooping and writing on the ground was evidently to give her...
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...
And wrote on the ground. — The Cambridge MS. inserts, “with His finger,” as in John 8:6 . The repeated action repeats His determination to avoid the office of judge. He has answered them, and He l...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. As before, having said enough to confound them; and yet unwilling to pursue the matter any further, or publicly expose them in any other way; and...
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. Ver. 8. And again he stooped down ] In sign of slighting, or that he might give them the more confidence of going out, see John 8:6 . Our Savio...
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...
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...
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...
When our Saviour had said this, he returneth to his former posture and action, (it being not a thing wherein he was concerned, who was not sent into the world to be a secular judge), as not at all re...
‘And again he stooped down and with his finger wrote on the ground.' The dual mention must be seen as significant. The writer clearly sees it as important, and so therefore must we. Those with an ey...
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 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 8:1 . 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...
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...
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...
The Savior's solution: