John 8:9

John 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
• New International Version (NIV)At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

Context of John 8:9

7The Pharisees and the teachers of God's Law continued to ask Jesus questions. So he stood up and he said to them, ‘Any person among you who is not guilty of any sin may throw the first stone to kill her.’ 8Then he bent himself down again and he wrote on the ground. When they heard what Jesus said, the people began to go away. They went one by one. The older people went first. After some time, only Jesus remained with the woman. She was still standing there. 10Jesus stood up. He said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Is there nobody still here who wants to punish you?’ 11She said, ‘There is nobody, sir.’ So Jesus said, ‘I also do not want to punish you. Go away now and change the way you live. Do not do wrong things again.’]

John 8:9 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐξήρχοντο εἷς καθ εἷς ἀρξάμενοι ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ κατελείφθη μόνος, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἐν μέσῳRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they which heardὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• they which heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• being convictedἐλέγχωelegchō · to rebukeG1651
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsis · conscienceG4893
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• beginningἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• atἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the eldestπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder: oldG4245
• untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• was leftκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• aloneμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• the womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319

Cross-references for John 8:9

• Genesis 42:21The brothers said to each other, ‘This punishment is happening to us because of what we did to Joseph. We saw how upset he was when he asked us not to kill him. But we refused to be kind to him. That is why we have all this trouble.’
• 1 Kings 2:44The king also said to Shimei, ‘I know that you remember how you insulted my father David. Now the Lord will punish you because of the evil things that you did.
• 1 Kings 17:18The woman said to Elijah, ‘Servant of God, why have you come to hurt me like this? Did you come to kill my son so that I would remember all my sins?’
• Psalms 50:21You did all these things, and I said nothing. So you thought that I was as bad as you are. But now I am warning you! I will tell you clearly what you have done wrong.
• Ecclesiastes 7:22Do not forget that you also have often cursed other people.
• Mark 6:14People were talking about Jesus. King Herod heard about what was happening. Some people were saying that Jesus was really John the Baptist. They said that John had died, but he had become alive again. ‘That is why this man can do these very powerful things,’ they said.
• Luke 12:1While all this was happening, many thousands of people had come together near that place. The crowd was so big that people were almost walking over each other. Jesus began to talk first to his disciples. He said, ‘Be careful! Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees. Do not be hypocrites like they are.
• Romans 2:15Those people show that they know what is right. It is as if God has written his Law deep inside them. Their thoughts tell them the difference between what is right and what is wrong. Sometimes their thoughts say: ‘You did something that is wrong.’ And sometimes their thoughts say: ‘You did what is right.’
• 1 John 3:20Even if our thoughts tell us that we have done something wrong, we still will not be afraid of God. We can trust God more than we trust our thoughts. He already knows everything about us.
• Job 5:12He stops the ideas of clever people. They cannot do what they want to do.
• Job 20:5You know that a wicked person is only happy for a short time. His joy continues only for a moment.
• Psalms 9:15Into the deep hole that they dug, the nations themselves fell. The net that they hid to catch me, caught their own feet!
• Psalms 40:14Chase away the people who want to kill me! Cause them to become ashamed and confused. Chase away the people who want to hurt me, so that they run away in shame.
• Psalms 71:13Make my enemies become completely ashamed. They speak against me and they want to hurt me. So let them fall with great shame!
• Luke 13:17These words made the leaders of the meeting place feel ashamed. But the other people there were very happy. They were happy because they had seen Jesus do many good and powerful things.
• John 8:2Early the next morning, Jesus returned to the temple in Jerusalem. All the people came to him. He sat down and he began to teach them.

Commentaries on John 8:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Being convicted by their own conscience - So it is likely they were all guilty of similar crimes. Their own is not in the original, and is needless: being convicted by conscience is expressive enough. Beginning at the eldest even unto the last - ̔ , from the most honorable to those of the least repute. In this sense the words are undoubtedly to be understood. The woman standing in the midst - But if they all went out, how could she be in the midst? It is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Beginning at the eldest - As being conscious of more sins, and, therefore, being desirous to leave the Lord Jesus. The word “eldest” here probably refers not to age, but to benefit - from those who were in highest reputation to the lowest in rank. This consciousness of crime showed that the state of the public morals was exceedingly corrupt, and justified the declaration of Jesus that it was an adulterous and wicked generation, Matthew 16:4. Alone - Jesus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9they began to go away one by one: One of the people accusing her left, then another, followed by several people who had been standing there watching what was happening.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. they ... convicted ... went out one by one ... Jesus was left alone--that is, without one of her accusers remaining; for it is added. the woman in the midst--that is, of the remaining audience. While the trap failed to catch Him for whom it was laid, it caught those who laid it. Stunned by the unexpected home thrust, they immediately made off--which makes the impudence of those impure hypocrites in dragging such a case before the public eye the more…Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:9

• Adultery
• Conscience
• Conviction
• Hypocrisy
• Self-Condemnation
• Women

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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