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adultery

Meaning of “adultery”

1. Sexual unfaithfulness to marriage. 2. Figuratively, unfaithfulness to God.

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40 occurrences33 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 20:14

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John 8:3
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
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1611 witness · John 8:3 · retained source text

And the Scribes and Pharisees brought vnto him a woman taken in adultery, and when they had set her in the mids,

John 8:4
They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
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1611 witness · John 8:4 · retained source text

They say vnto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

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