John8:2

Translation

Then at dawn he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to Him. And having sat down

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he was teaching them,

Paraphrase

The next morning, about dawn, Jesus went to the temple courts and as more people found out He was there, more people came to where He was. He sat down to teach them, and as He was in the process of teaching them,

Footnotes

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It was customary for their teachers to teach from a sitting position. This practice was tied to the fact that in the synagogue, the teacher or speaker for that day would sit in the Moses Seat while he taught the people. It is my opinion that Jesus remained seated throughout this entire encounter and after the religious leaders left, He continued teaching the people, even though we are not told about that detail.