⁴⁶ No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.^(A)

³⁴ When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.^(A)

⁴⁰ For they no longer dared to ask him another question.^(A)

⁶ And they could not reply to this.

¹⁴ When they saw the man who had been cured standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition.

⁷ When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”^{(A) 8} And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. ⁹ When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.^(B)

¹⁷ When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame, and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things being done by him.

²⁷ So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Servant’s Humiliation and Vindication