Caught in the Act!
First, An Important Note: This section is not included in the earliest and most reliable manuscripts of this Gospel, and thus is often not covered by commentators in their works. The reasons for this are several, and although we will not take the time to analyze them, the truth is that this probably doesn’t belong in John, or at least, not here in John. However, it does appear to be consistent with Jesus’ ministry with parallels in the Synoptics and thus it would seem to be “authentic Jesus”. It is certainly instructive for our purposes in wishing to know Him better and to understand His teachings. Clearly it was highly enough regarded to have been preserved by the early church as authentic Jesus.
One day, Jesus was in the vicinity of the Temple, prepared to teach. There was a crowd of people there who…
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