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A Widely Disputed Passage
Scholars like A.T. Robertson and Charles Ellicott note that this verse begins a section (John 7:53–8:11) that is not found in the oldest and most reliable manuscripts. While many believe it describes a true event from Jesus's life, it was likely added to the Gospel later and was not written by John. This is a significant point of textual history that most modern Bibles indicate with brackets or footnotes.
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Albert Barnes
On John 7:53
18th Century
Theologian
And every man went unto his own house. There is every mark of confusion and disorder in this breaking up of the Sanhedrin. It is possible …
AT Robertson
On John 7:53
This verse and through 8:12 (the passage concerning the woman taken in adultery) is certainly not a genuine part of John's Gospel. The oldest and b…
Charles Ellicott
On John 7:53
19th Century
Bishop
The section which follows (John 7:53–8:11) is one of the most striking instances of an undoubted addition to the original text of the G…
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Charles Spurgeon
On John 7:53
19th Century
Preacher
And every man went unto his own house.
It was like a bombshell exploding among them; and often, a few brave words dropped into the …
John Calvin
On John 7:53
16th Century
Theologian
And every man went to his own house. Now follows an astonishing conclusion to the event.
If anyone takes into account the dominance…
John Gill
On John 7:53
17th Century
Pastor
And every man went to his own house . The officers not bringing Jesus with them, and the sanhedrim being posed with Nicod…
Matthew Henry
On John 7:40–53
17th Century
Minister
The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes its restraint cannot be explained. Never has any man spoken with that wisdom…