Only he who is without sin

They kept on asking Jesus about the woman. But when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said to them, Let him that is without sin among you first cast the stone at her. When therefore they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. The Jewish leaders continued to ask him their question.

And while they continued asking him, he lifted himself up, and said unto them, Let him that is among you without sin, cast the first stone at her.

They continued to ask Jesus their question. The person without sin can throw the first stone at this woman. They said this to test him, so that they might have some good grounds for an accusation. But Jesus stooped down and began to write with his finger in the dust on the ground.

And when they heard what he said, they were convicted by their own consciences and went out, one by one, beginning with the eldest until they had all gone. Jesus was left alone, with the woman still standing where they had put her.

So when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him be the first to cast a stone at her. And I have not had the first morsel of food prepared from this grain offered me since I reached the shores of Europe.

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Jesus knew their sinful motive was to discredit his authority, not to bring any kind of justice. And yes, the law did state that adultery was a sin punishable by death of the man and the woman.

The fact that the man was not also brought to trial along with the woman exposes their sinful hearts. And because they cannot say they are eyewitnesses as the law required, Jesus is not violating the law in letting her go without condemnation. In other words, only Jesus had not committed the sins of lying about the incident, conspiring to discredit God, or calling for execution without the fair number of eyewitnesses or both the accused.

After the brothers head into Judea, Jesus follows in secret. He knows the crowds in Judea are whispering about him, and worse, many want to kill him. Jesus consistently clarifies that he speaks on the authority of God. The Pharisees get increasingly angry. So the next morning, when Jesus appears in the temple courts, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees took the opportunity to make a scene. Never mind that adultery takes two, these were keepers of the Old Testament Law For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger. Treasury of Scripture So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

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