The Woman Caught in Adultery
John 8:2
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
- Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.Literally the temple; also in verse 20
- KJV
- And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- WEB
- Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down and taught them.
- ASV
- And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- LSV
- and all the people were coming to Him, and having sat down, He was teaching them;
- YLT
- and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;
- DBY
- And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down and taught them.
- DRC
- And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him, and sitting down he taught them.
- GNV
- And early in the morning came againe into the Temple, and all the people came vnto him, and he sate downe, and taught them.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο (“Early in the morning then again He came into the temple, and all the people were coming”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus include πρὸς αὐτόν (“to Him”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς (“And having sat down He was teaching them”); 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
- Ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.
- RP2018
- Ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.
- SCR1894
- ορθρου δε παλιν παρεγενετο εις το ιερον και πας ο λαος ηρχετο προς αυτον και καθισας εδιδασκεν αυτους
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Luke 21:37Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
- Luke 4:20Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
- Luke 5:3Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
- Matthew 5:1–2When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, and He began to teach them, saying:
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
- John 8:20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
- Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
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