John 7:53
Study it in the app“And each one went to his own house.”
Translation note· on the manuscripts
7:53-8:11 (the woman caught in adultery) is not in the oldest manuscripts nor in the Greek text we follow; in others it appears in different places in John or in Luke. It is kept here, translated from the text of the later manuscripts, in braces.
The context
52They answered and said to him, “Surely you are not also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”
53 · This verse (above)
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?