John 8:7

And then, when they persevered in questioning him, he stood upright and said to them, “Let whoever is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6But they were saying this to test him, so that they might be able to accuse him. Then Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the earth.

8And bending down again, he wrote on the earth.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:16Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will extol your justice.

Proverbs 26:4Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.

Matthew 7:1“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.

John 7:46The attendants responded, “Never has a man spoken like this man.”

Romans 2:21As a result, you teach others, but you do not teach yourself. You preach that men should not steal, but you yourself steal.

Colossians 4:6Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.

Matthew Henry on John 8:2-12

The Woman Taken in Adultery. 1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 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. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they… Read the whole commentary →

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