The Woman Caught in Adultery
John 8:1
Why translations differ here
The woman caught in adultery: part of John? The story of the woman caught in adultery is accepted as Scripture by the Catholic Church, printed in the Orthodox Church's Greek text and in Protestant Bibles, and has been read in worship since at least the fifth century; scholars of every tradition call it a genuinely ancient story about Jesus.
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
- KJV
- Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
- WEB
- but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
- ASV
- but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
- LSV
- And at dawn He came again to the temple [courts],
- YLT
- And at dawn he came again to the temple,
- DBY
- But Jesus went to the mount of Olives.
- DRC
- And Jesus went unto mount Olivet.
- GNV
- And Iesus went vnto the mount of Oliues,
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν (“Jesus however went to the Mount the of Olives”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν.
- RP2018
- Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν.
- SCR1894
- ιησους δε επορευθη εις το ορος των ελαιων
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 21:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Mark 11:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
- Luke 19:37And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Mark 13:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- Content check: text resembles KJV John.8.2 (word overlap 0.36) more than John.8.1 (0.00); mapping unverified.