John 8:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.”
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BSBPD
“and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“they say to him, `Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime--committing adultery,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 8:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 20:10If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 22:22If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
- Judges 19:3her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
- Matthew 1:19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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