John 8:3-11 ▼

3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center [of the court],

4 they said to Him, |Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.

5 |Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?|

6 They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

7 But when 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.|

8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 When they heard it, they [began] to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center [of the court].

10 Straightening up, Jesus said to her, |Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?|

11 She said, |No one, Lord.| And Jesus said, |I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.]|