John 8:5
Study it in the app“Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?””
Translation note· on the manuscripts
The law commanded death for both adulterers, the man and the woman (Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22-24).
The context
4they say to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery.
5 · This verse (above)
6They were saying this to test him, so that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus bent down and was writing with his finger on the ground.
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?