## 7:53 - 8:11 ##

8:11**  - Some early texts have these verses, but others do not. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants]])

## such persons ##

"people like that" or "people who do that"

## Now in the law ##

"Now" introduces background information that Jesus and the Jewish authorities understood.

## what do you say about her? ##

This can also be translated as a command. "So you tell us. What should we do about her?"

## to trap him ##

"to trick him." This means to use a trick question.

## so that they might have something to accuse him about ##

What they would accuse him of can be made explicit: "so that they could accuse him of saying something wrong" or "so that they could accuse him of not obeying the law of Moses or not obeying the Roman law." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])