King James Version
John 8:3 in the King James Version says “And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,” — study this verse from John chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,”
John 8:3 · 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.
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“brought”
G71properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
“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,
“her”
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
“taken”
G2638to take eagerly, i.e., seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“when they had set”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“her”
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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