Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
He that is without sin - , meaning the same kind of sin, adultery, fornication, etc. Kypke has largely proved that the verb ̔ is used in this sense by the best Greek writers.
Let him first cast a stone at her - Or, upon her, ' ͅ . The Jewish method of stoning, according to the rabbins, was as follows: The culprit, half naked, the hands tied behind the back, was placed on a scaffold, ten or twelve feet high; the witnesses, who stood with her, pushed her off with great force: if she was killed by the fall there was nothing farther done; but, if she was not, one of the witnesses took up a very large stone, and dashed it upon her breast, which generally was the coup de grace, or finishing stroke. This mode of punishment seems referred to, Matthew 21:44. However, this procedure does not appear to have been always attended to. See Leviticus 24:16, and John 8:59 of this chapter.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing John 8:7:
Matthew 21:44
John 8:11
John 18:40
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