John 8:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 20:10 : 10 And if a man has sex relations with another man's wife, even the wife of his neighbour, he and she are certainly to be put to death.
  • Deut 22:21-24 : 21 Then they are to make the girl come to the door of her father's house and she will be stoned to death by the men of the town, because she has done evil and put shame on Israel, by acting as a loose woman in her father's house: so you are to put away evil from among you. 22 If a man is taken in the act of going in to a married woman, the two of them, the man as well as the woman, are to be put to death: so you are to put away the evil from Israel. 23 If a young virgin has given her word to be married to a man, and another man meeting her in the town, has connection with her; 24 Then you are to take the two of them to the doorway of the town, and have them stoned to death; the young virgin, because she gave no cry for help, though it was in the town, and the man, because he has put shame on his neighbour's wife: so you are to put away evil from among you.
  • Ezek 16:38-40 : 38 And you will be judged by me as women are judged who have been untrue to their husbands and have taken life; and I will let loose against you passion and bitter feeling. 39 I will give you into their hands, and your arched room will be overturned and your high places broken down; they will take your clothing off you and take away your fair jewels: and when they have done, you will be uncovered and shamed. 40 And they will get together a meeting against you, stoning you with stones and wounding you with their swords.
  • Matt 5:17 : 17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
  • Matt 19:6-8 : 6 So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man. 7 They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her? 8 He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.
  • Matt 22:16-18 : 16 And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position. 17 Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
  • Ezek 23:47 : 47 And the meeting, after stoning her with stones, will put an end to her with their swords; they will put her sons and daughters to death and have her house burned up with fire.

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  • John 8:2-4
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    2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

    3 Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;

    4 And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.

  • John 8:6-11
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    6 They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.

    7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

    8 And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.

    9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.

    10 Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?

    11 And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]

  • Mark 10:2-5
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    2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

    3 And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?

    4 And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

    5 But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.

  • Matt 19:7
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    7 They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

  • John 7:19
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    19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

  • Matt 5:27
    72%

    27 You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:

  • Luke 10:26
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    26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?

  • Deut 17:5
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    5 Then you are to take the man or woman who has done the evil to the public place of your town, and they are to be stoned with stones till they are dead.

  • Matt 19:18
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    18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

  • Jas 2:11
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    11 For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.

  • Matt 22:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

    36 Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

  • Rom 2:22
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    22 You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?

  • Num 5:5
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    5 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • John 10:31-32
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    31 Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

    32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

  • John 7:51
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    51 Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?

  • Num 15:35-37
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    35 Then the Lord said to Moses, Certainly the man is to be put to death: let him be stoned by all the people outside the tent-circle.

    36 So all the people took him outside the tent-circle and he was stoned to death there, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

    37 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • John 18:31
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    31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

  • Num 5:11
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    11 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Matt 5:31
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    31 Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

  • John 9:28
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    28 And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

  • Luke 7:40
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    40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

  • John 8:59
    69%

    59 So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

  • John 5:45
    69%

    45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

  • Josh 8:32
    69%

    32 And he made there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, writing it before the eyes of the children of Israel.

  • Luke 18:20
    69%

    20 You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.

  • Luke 20:6
    69%

    6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

  • Lev 24:13
    68%

    13 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Luke 20:22
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    22 Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

  • John 4:27
    68%

    27 At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?

  • Matt 22:17
    68%

    17 Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

  • Mark 10:19
    68%

    19 You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

  • John 8:46
    68%

    46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

  • Num 15:17
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    17 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • John 19:7
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    7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

  • Matt 19:3
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    3 And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

  • Lev 24:23
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    23 And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, and they took the man who had been cursing outside the tent-circle and had him stoned. The children of Israel did as the Lord gave orders to Moses.