Lifted up himself (ανακυψας). First aorist active participle of ανακυπτω as in verse 7.Where are they? (Που εισιν…

Hath no man condemned thee? Jesus had directed them, if innocent, to cast a stone, thus to condemn her, or to use the power which…

Where are those thine accusers?—Here again, the Cambridge MS. has a shorter reading: Where are they? Hath no…

Therefore said they to him, How were your eyes opened?

Alcuin of York: At the time of His passion, our Lord would spend the day in Jerusalem, preaching in the temple and performing…

Jesus’ address to the woman was respectful (cf. 2:4; 20:13). Her accusers, more interested in destroying Jesus than in saving her, had made her the…

When Jesus had lifted himself up
From the earth, towards which he stooped, and on which he had been writing:

Christ neither found fault with the law, nor excused the prisoner's guilt; nor did He approve of the pretended zeal of the Pharisees. Those who jud…

After discu ing the origin of Christ’s doctrine, the Evangelist now considers its power. The doctrine of Christ has the power both to enlighten and…