A Trap (New Testament)

And early in the morning he (Jesus) came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them. Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation; And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation. Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it? They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. 

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Introductory Discussion Questions:
At work, have you ever been asked to do something that was not your job? What did you do?
Have you ever had your words used against you?
Did you ever use someone’s words against them?
If you were caught doing wrong, would you want it to be brought out in the public? Why or why not?
Do you think a husband and wife should be faithful to each other?
If a husband or wife is not faithful, what should be done?

Antonym Matching
Early                                                                                                      went
Sinning                                                                                                 late
Testing                                                                                                 nothing
Married                                                                                                evening
Master                                                                                                 being good
Seated                                                                                                  practicing
Morning                                                                                               unmarried
Came                                                                                                    servant
Something                                                                                           standing

Synonym Matching
Temple                                                                                                 lord
Early                                                                                                      chair
Seat                                                                                                       explain
Teach                                                                                                    challenging
Master                                                                                                  evil
Scribes                                                                                                  church
Sin                                                                                                          first
Testing                                                                                                  copyists

Listening Blank Fill
            And _______ in the morning he came again into the __________ and all the people came to him and ______ was seated teaching them. Now the scribes and Pharisees ________, with a woman who had been taken in _______ act of sinning against the married relation; And ___________ her forward, they said to him, Master, this _________ has been taken in the very act of sinning ___________ the married relation. Now in the law Moses ________ directions that such women were to be stoned; ________ do you say about it? They said this, ___________ him, so that they might have something against him.
 
Fill in the blank with a, b, c, or d.
And early 1(   ) the morning he came again into the Temple and all 2(   ) people came to him and he was seated 3(   ) them. Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been 4(   ) in the act of sinning against the married relation; And putting 5(   ) forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning 6(   ) the married relation. Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be 7(   ); what do you say about it? They said this, testing him, so that they might have 8(   ) against him.

1. a. on b. in c. over d. under                                      2. a. that b. those c. a d. the       
3. a. teached b. teaching c. taught d. teach          4. a. tooked b. take c. taken d. took
5. a. it b. him c. she d. her                                            6. a. against b. beside c. with d. for
7. a. stunned b. stoned c. stone d. stoning           8. a. nothing b. some c. something d. somebody

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A:

1. Does Jesus coming early tell us anything about him? What?
2. Jesus taught sitting. Is it customary for teachers to sit in your country? Is it ever ok?
3. Is sinning against the married relation (adultery) common in your country?
4. How were these men trying to trap Jesus?
5. How do you think Jesus answered their question?

B:

1. Do you like to be disturbed when you are talking or teaching? Why?
2. Was Jesus popular or unpopular? Explain.
3. How is sinning against the married relation (adultery) punished in your country?
4. What did they want Jesus to say in order to trap him?
5. Did the scribes and Pharisees like Jesus? Why?  

 
Key Vocabulary:
Trap     xiangjing43
Early      qingcang11                                                                                        
Sinning    fanzui 44                                                                                          
Testing     ceyan44                                                                           
Married    jiehunde210                                                                                 
Master    fuzi13                                                
Seated   zuoxia44                                                                            
Morning     zaoshang30                                                                                
Came           laile20                                                                  
Something    dongshi10   
                           
Exercise Answers
Antonym Matching: early-->late / sinning-->being good / testing-->practicing /
married-->unmarried / master-->servant / seated-->standing / morning-->evening / came-->went / something-->nothing
Synonym Matching: temple-->church / early-->first / seat-->chair / teach-->explain / master-->lord/ scribes-->copyists / sin-->evil / testing-->challenging
Listening Blank Fill: early, temple, he, came, the, putting, woman, against, gave, what, testing
Fill in the Blank: 1. b. in / 2. d. the / 3. b. teaching / 4. c. taken / 5. d. her / 6. a. against / 7. b. stoned / 8. c. something