John 8:7

And while they were continuing questioning Him, rising up, He said unto them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to cast a stone at her.”

English Majority Text (NT)

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 this they said, testing Him, that they might have an accusation against Him. But Jesus, stooping down, began to write on the ground with His finger, not taking notice.

8And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:1“Judge not, lest you be judged.

John 7:46The attendants answered them, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”

Romans 2:21You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?

Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one. 1 Final Greetings

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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