Charles Ellicott Commentary John 8:3

"And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst," — John 8:3 (ASV)

And the scribes and Pharisees . . .—This is the common phrase of the earlier Gospels, but “the scribes” are never named by Saint John. His word to denote the hierarchy in their opposition to Christ is “the Jews.” (See Note on John 1:19.)