Jesus and the Stoning of an
Adultress
John 8
- Jesus went unto the mount of
Olives.
- And early in the morning he came
again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he
sat down, and taught them.
- And the scribes and Pharisees
brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set
her in the midst,
- They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very
act.
- Now Moses in
the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: Lev. 20.10; Deut. 22.22-24 but what sayest
thou?
- This they said, tempting him, that
they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with
his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them
not.
So when they continued
asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a
stone at her.
And again he stooped
down, and wrote on the ground.
- And they which heard it,
being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by
one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus
was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
When Jesus had lifted up
himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man
condemned thee?
She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no
more.
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