And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, (1) While the wicked go about to make a snare for good men, they make a snare for themselves.
3. And the scribes and Pharisees bring to him. It is plain enough that this passage was unknown anciently to the Greek Churches; and some conjecture that it has been brought from some other place and inserted here. But as it has always been received by the Latin Churches, and is found in many old Greek manuscripts, and contains nothing unworthy of an Apostolic Spirit...
Our Saviour early in the morning entering upon the work of preaching; Observe, 1. What a mixed auditory he had, of scribes, and Pharisees, and common people. All sorts of persons came to hear him, but not all with the same intentions.