John 8:2-11
English Standard Version
2 (A)Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and (B)he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now (C)in the Law, Moses commanded us (D)to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said (E)to test him, (F)that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, (G)“Let him who is without sin among you (H)be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, (I)“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on (J)sin no more.”]]
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John 8:2-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
An Adulteress Forgiven
2 At dawn He went to the temple complex(A) again, and all the people were coming to Him.(B) He sat down(C) and began to teach them.
3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees(D) brought a woman caught in adultery,(E) making her stand in the center. 4 “Teacher,” they said to Him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.(F) 5 In the law Moses(G) commanded us to stone such women.(H) So what do You say?” 6 They asked this to trap Him,(I) in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.
Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger. 7 When they persisted in questioning Him, He stood up and said to them, “The one without sin(J) among you(K) should be the first to throw a stone at her.”(L)
8 Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground. 9 When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only He was left, with the woman in the center. 10 When Jesus stood up, He said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, Lord,”[a] she answered.
“Neither do I condemn you,”(M) said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”][b]
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