RichTestOrg_en_tn/jhn/08/01.md

# Connecting Statement:

Verse 1 tells us where Jesus went at the end of the previous chapter.

# General Information:

While some texts have 7:53 - 8:11, the best and earliest texts do not include them.

# General Information:

The next part of the story begins in verse 2 as Jesus has returned to the temple.

# all the people

This is a general way of speaking. It means "many people."

# The scribes and the Pharisees brought

Here the phrase "the scribes and the Pharisees" is a synecdoche that represents some of the members of these two groups. AT: "Some scribes and Pharisees brought" or "Some men who taught the Jewish laws and some who were Pharisees" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# a woman caught in the act of adultery

This is a passive statement. You may translate it in an active form. AT: "a woman whom they had found committing adultery" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Verse 1 tells us where Jesus went at the end of the previous chapter.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`While some texts have 7:53 - 8:11, the best and earliest texts do not include them.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The next part of the story begins in verse 2 as Jesus has returned to the temple.`

			`# all the people`

			`This is a general way of speaking. It means "many people."`

			`# The scribes and the Pharisees brought`

			`Here the phrase "the scribes and the Pharisees" is a synecdoche that represents some of the members of these two groups. AT: "Some scribes and Pharisees brought" or "Some men who taught the Jewish laws and some who were Pharisees" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`

			`# a woman caught in the act of adultery`

			`This is a passive statement. You may translate it in an active form. AT: "a woman whom they had found committing adultery" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`