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A Calculated Public Trap
Commentators emphasize that this was not a genuine pursuit of justice. The scribes and Pharisees intentionally brought the woman to Jesus in a public setting ('in the midst') to create a spectacle. Their goal, as scholars like A.T. Robertson and John Calvin note, was to entrap Jesus, knowing his reputation for forgiving sinners.
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AT Robertson
On John 8:3
The scribes and the Pharisees (ο γραμματεις κα ο Φαρισαιο). John does not mention "scribes," though this combination (note two art…
Charles Ellicott
On John 8:3
19th Century
Bishop
And the scribes and Pharisees . . .—This is the common phrase of the earlier Gospels, but “the scribes” are never named by Saint John. His…
Charles Spurgeon
On John 8:1–3
19th Century
Preacher
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 8:3
The present episode took place in the temple court at dawn. The entire affair had the appearance of trickery, a trap specially prepared to catch Je…
John Calvin
On John 8:3
16th Century
Theologian
And the scribes and Pharisees bring to him. It is sufficiently clear that this passage was unknown in ancient times to the Greek Churches;…
John Gill
On John 8:3
17th Century
Pastor
And the Scribes and Pharisees The members of the sanhedrim, who were no less diligent and industrious in their wicked way, seeking …
Matthew Henry
On John 8:1–11
17th Century
Minister
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…