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The Pharisees Bring Jesus a Woman Caught In Adultery

Now at dawn, He again arrived in the temple. And all the people were coming to Him. And having sat-down, He was teaching them. And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman having been caught in adultery. And having stood her in the middle, they say to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the-act, while committing-adultery. Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to be stoning such women[a]. What then do You say?” Now they were saying this testing Him, in order that they might have grounds to be accusing Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing in the ground with His finger. But as they were continuing-on asking Him, He straightened-up and said to them, “Let the sinless one among you throw a stone at her first”. And again having stooped-down, He was writing in the ground. And the ones, having heard it, were going out one by one, beginning from the older ones. And He was left-behind alone, and the woman being in the middle. 10 And Jesus, having straightened up, said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 11 And the one said, “No one, Sir”. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn[b] you. Go. And from now on, do not be sinning any longer”.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:5 Actually, Deut 22:22-24 and Lev 20:10 say both should be stoned.
  2. John 8:11 That is, execute sentence upon you at this time.

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