John 8:2

John 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
• New International Version (NIV)At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.

Context of John 8:2

1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he went to the temple again, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began to teach them. 3Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the center. 4“Teacher,” they said to him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.

John 8:2 word by word

ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• early in the morningὄρθροςorthros · dawnG3722
• he cameπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• and taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321

Cross-references for John 8:2

• John 4:34“My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work,” Jesus told them.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
• Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until this very day — twenty-three years — the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed.
• Jeremiah 44:4So I sent you all my servants the prophets time and time again, saying, ‘Don’t commit this detestable action that I hate.’
• Luke 21:37During the day, he was teaching in the temple, but in the evening he would go out and spend the night on what is called the Mount of Olives.
• Matthew 5:1When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.
• Matthew 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me.
• Luke 4:20He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.
• Luke 5:3He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then he sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

Commentaries on John 8:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11It is likely that someone added this story to John's Gospel later, since it is not in the earliest Greek manuscripts. However, it is likely a true story from the life of Jesus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111-2. Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives--This should have formed the last verse of the foregoing chapter. "The return of the people to the inert quiet and security of their dwellings (Joh 7:53), at the close of the feast, is designedly contrasted with our Lord's homeless way, so to speak, of spending the short night, who is early in the morning on the scene again. One cannot well see why what is recorded in Lu 21:37, 38 may not even thus early have taken…Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:2

• Instruction
• Jesus Continued
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Adultery
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Treasury
• Criticism of the Bible
• Early

Commentaries on John 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings