Keluaran 20:14

20:14 “You shall not commit adultery. ¹ 

Ulangan 5:18

5:18 You must not commit adultery.

Ulangan 22:22

22:22 If a man is caught having sexual relations with ²  a married woman ³  both the man who had relations with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge ⁴  evil from Israel.

Yohanes 8:5

8:5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death ⁵  such women. ⁶  What then do you say?”

[20:14]  ¹ sn This is a sin against the marriage of a fellow citizen – it destroys the home. The Law distinguished between adultery (which had a death penalty) and sexual contact with a young woman (which carried a monetary fine and usually marriage if the father was willing). So it distinguished fornication and adultery. Both were sins, but the significance of each was different. In the ancient world this sin is often referred to as “the great sin.”

[22:22]  ² tn Heb “lying with” (so KJV, NASB), a Hebrew idiom for sexual relations.

[22:22]  ³ tn Heb “a woman married to a husband.”

[22:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “burn.” See note on the phrase “purge out” in Deut 21:21.

[8:5]  ⁵ sn An allusion to Lev 20:10 and Deut 22:22-24.

[8:5]  ⁶ sn The accusers themselves subtly misrepresented the law. The Mosaic law stated that in the case of adultery, both the man and woman must be put to death (Lev 20:10, Deut 22:22), but they mentioned only such women.