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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.

Context of John 8:2

1but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of 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 4:34Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
• Jeremiah 25:3"For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!'
• Luke 21:37And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
• Matthew 5:1Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
• Matthew 26:55At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.
• Luke 4:20And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
• Luke 5:3Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people 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

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