John 8:3 (DRB)

Passage

And the scribes and Pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery: and they set her in the midst,

Nearby Context

John 8:1 And Jesus went unto mount Olivet.

John 8:2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple: and all the people came to him. And sitting down he taught them.

John 8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery: and they set her in the midst,

John 8:4 And said to him: Master, this woman was even now taken in adultery.

John 8:5 Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such a one. But what sayest thou?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "scribes", "pharisees", "bring", "woman", "taken", "adultery", and "midst". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "scribes" and "pharisees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And early in the morning he came..." into verse 4's "And said to him Master this woman...", so "scribes" and "pharisees" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "scribes" and "pharisees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.