en_tn/jhn/08/04.md

## 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]])
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## 7:53 - 8:11 ##`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`8:11** - Some early texts have these verses, but others do not. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`## 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]])`