[[And everyone went to his home.
Parallel translations
- WEB Everyone went to his own house,
- KJV And every man went unto his own house.
- BSB Then each went to his own home.
- NKJV And everyone went to his own house.
- NLT Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home.
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Quick answer
Everyone then departed to his own house. The gathering breaks up without resolution. This verse begins a passage (7:53-8:11) absent from the earliest manuscripts.
Overview
This verse opens the account of the woman caught in adultery, a passage that many of the earliest and best manuscripts do not contain, leading most scholars to question whether John originally wrote it. Faithful Christians differ on its place in the text, though many regard the narrative as preserving a true incident consistent with Jesus' character. The verse itself simply marks the crowd dispersing for the night, setting the scene for what follows.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 33:10Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
- Job 5:12–13He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
- Ps 76:5Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.
- Ps 76:10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
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