The CRC acknowledges that John 7:53–8:11 is not found in the earliest and most reliable manuscripts and appears to be a later interpolation. However, the theological principle it teaches—Christ's mercy toward the repentant and his judgment on self-righteousness—aligns perfectly with reformed soteriology. The passage is read reverently in liturgical contexts but with awareness of its textual history. The CRC applies similar principles of textual criticism and theological judgment to this passage as to other disputed texts, maintaining confidence in Scripture's overall trustworthiness while being scholarly honest about manuscript evidence.