John 8:3 - The Message The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court and put the case before Him. American Standard Version (1901) And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst, Common English Bible The legal experts and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. Placing her in the center of the group, Catholic Public Domain Version Now the scribes and Pharisees brought forward a woman caught in adultery, and they stood her in front of them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery: and they set her in the midst, |