Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
woman . . . in adultery . . . Moses . . . commanded . . . should be stoned—simply put to death (Deuteronomy 22:22), but in aggravated cases, at least in later times, this was probably by stoning (Ezekiel 16:40).
but what sayest thou—hoping, whatever He might answer, to put Him in the wrong:—if He said, Stone her, that would seem a stepping out of His province; if He forbade it, that would hold Him up as a relaxer of the public morals. But these cunning hypocrites were overmatched.
scribes and Pharisees—foiled in their yesterday's attempt, and hoping to succeed better in this.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 8:4:
Ezekiel 16:38-40
John 8:1-2
John 8:20
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