none but the woman The word for -but" or -except" occurs nowhere in S. John's writings excepting Revelation 2:25; frequently in S. Luke, five times in S. Matthew, five times in S. Paul's Epistles, once in S. Mark, and nowhere else.

hath no man condemned thee? Literally, Did no man condemn thee?But here the English perfect may idiomatically represent the Greek aorist; see on John 8:29. The word for -condemn" is a compound not found anywhere in S. John's writings, but occurring nine times in the Synoptists. S. John uses the simple verb, which means -judge," but often acquires the notion of judging unfavourably from the context (see on John 3:17 and John 5:29).

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