The Woman Caught in Adultery
John 8:4
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
- and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
- KJV
- They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- WEB
- they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
- ASV
- they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.
- LSV
- they say to Him, “Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime [of] committing adultery,
- YLT
- they say to him, 'Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime — committing adultery,
- DBY
- they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in the very act, committing adultery.
- DRC
- And said to him: Master, this woman was even now taken in adultery.
- GNV
- And said vnto him, Master, we foud this woman committing adulterie, euen in the very acte.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include λέγουσιν αὐτῷ (“they say to Him”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include πειράζοντες (“testing”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include διδάσκαλε αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ (“Teacher, this the woman”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read κατείληφθη (“was grasped”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort read κατείληπται (“has been grasped”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη (“[the] very act committing adultery”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- Spelling of κατείληφθη: Byzantine text: κατελήφθη.
- Word order: Textus Receptus place ἐπ᾽ elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐπ᾽ (“in”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Spelling of αὐτοφώρῳ: Textus Receptus: ἐπαυτοφώρῳ; Byzantine text: αὐτοφόρῳ.
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
- λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, πειράζοντες· Διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ κατελήφθη ἐπʼ αὐτοφόρῳ μοιχευομένη.
- RP2018
- λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, πειράζοντες, Διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ κατελήφθη ἐπ’ αὐτοφόρῳ μοιχευομένη.
- TR-Boyd
- λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ κατειλήφθη ἐπαυτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη.
- SCR1894
- λεγουσιν αυτω διδασκαλε αυτη η γυνη κατειληφθη επαυτοφωρω μοιχευομενη
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