John 8:1-11

The Adulterous Woman

¹But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ²And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them. ³Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, ⁴they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery. ⁵Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” ⁶Now they were saying this to test Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. ⁷When they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. ⁹Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the courtyard. ¹⁰And straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” ¹¹She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on do not sin any longer.”]]

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