John 8:4 (GNV)

Passage

And said vnto him, Master, we foud this woman committing adulterie, euen in the very acte.

Nearby Context

John 8:2 And early in the morning came againe into the Temple, and all the people came vnto him, and he sate downe, and taught them.

John 8:3 Then the Scribes, and the Pharises brought vnto him a woman, taken in adulterie, and set her in the middes,

John 8:4 And said vnto him, Master, we foud this woman committing adulterie, euen in the very acte.

John 8:5 Now Moses in our Law commanded, that such should be stoned: what sayest thou therefore?

John 8:6 And this they saide to tempt him, that they might haue, whereof to accuse him. But Iesus stouped downe, and with his finger wrote on the groud.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "vnto", "master", "foud", "woman", "committing", "adulterie", and "euen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Then the Scribes and the Pharises brought..." into verse 5's "Now Moses in our Law commanded that...", so "said" and "vnto" 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 "said" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.