5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"


In Context

2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.

3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group

4 and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"

6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

7 But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

John 8:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such a one. But what sayest thou?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Now in the law Moses has commanded us to stone such; thou therefore, what sayest thou?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned; but what sayest thou?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such. What then do you say about her?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what say you?