8:2a

Early in the morning: The phrase Early in the morning is more literally “At dawn” and refers to the time when the sun rises .

He went back into the temple courts: The pronoun He refers to Jesus. Jesus returned to the temple in Jerusalem, where he was the day before (see 7:14a). Here is another way to translate this clause:

he went back to the Temple (Good News Translation)

the temple courts: This phrase here refers to an open area or courtyard that surrounded the temple building. See the note on 2:14a, where the same Greek word is used.

8:2b

All the people came to Him: This clause indicates that many people approached Jesus. They wanted to be near him to listen to his teaching. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

Everyone ⌊there⌋ gathered around him.
-or-
A crowd soon gathered. (New Living Translation (2004))

8:2c

and: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as and here introduces what Jesus did as a result of what people did in 8:2b. In some languages it may be natural to use a word that makes the idea of result more explicit. For example:

So (God’s Word)
-or-
and then

He sat down to teach them: The Greek verb that Berean Standard Bible translates as He sat down indicates that Jesus was getting ready to teach. The Jews in Jesus’ day normally sat down to teach or preach. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

he sat down and started teaching them (Good News Translation)
-or-
he sat and taught them (New Century Version)

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