John 7:53 to John 8:11; is not found in some of the most ancient manuscripts. Augustine declares that it was stricken from many copies of the sacred story because of a prudish fear that it might teach immorality! But the immediate context John 7:12-46 beginning with Christ's declaration, "I am the light of the world." seems clearly to have its occasion in the conviction wrought in the hearts of the Pharisees, as recorded in; John 7:9; as also, it explains the peculiar virulence of the Pharisee's words (John 7:41).

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Bibliographical Information
Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on John 7". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/srn/john-7.html. 1917.

Bible Commentaries

Scofield's Reference Notes

John 7

Verse 4

Verse 7

Verse 20

Verse 22

Verse 24

Verse 39

Verse 53