pericope

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In the oldest Greek MS which contains this pericope, the Codex Bezæ, the words 'taken in adultery' are read 'taken in sin.'

From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

Note that the pericope de adulterâ is found in this Evan. as well as in Evann.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

And first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

But it is equally certain that this pericope is an interpolation where it stands.

From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

Theophylact, I say, ignores the pericope de adultera—passes it by, I mean,—exactly as do Chrysostom and Cyril.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward