King James Version
John 8:2 in the King James Version says “And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught th...” — study this verse from John chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
John 8:2 · KJV
Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
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.
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“again”
G3825(adverbially) anew, i.e., (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
“he came”
G3854to become near, i.e., approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“the temple”
G2411a sacred place, i.e., the entire precincts (whereas g3485 denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the temple (at jerusalem or elsewhere)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
“came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he sat down”
G2523to seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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