John 8:7

And when they abided [or continued] asking him, he raised himself (up), and said to them, He of you that is without sin, first cast a stone into her, (or He of you who is without sin, throw the first stone at her).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

6And they said this thing tempting (or to test) him, (so) that they might accuse him. And Jesus bowed himself down, and wrote with his finger in the earth (or and wrote on the ground with his finger).

8And again he bowed [down] himself, and wrote in the earth (or and wrote on the ground).

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Cross References

Psalms 50:16But God said to the sinner, Why tellest thou out my rightfulnesses; and takest my testament by thy mouth? (But God said to the sinner, Why should thou tell out my statutes? and why hast thou my covenant in thy mouth?)

Proverbs 26:4Answer thou not to a fool after his folly, lest thou be made like him.

Matthew 7:1Do not ye deem, that ye be not deemed; (Do not judge, so that ye be not judged;)

John 7:46The ministers answered (or The servants answered), Never (a) man spake so, as this man speaketh.

Romans 2:21what then teachest thou another, and teachest not thyself? (or why then teachest thou someone else, but teachest not thyself?) Thou that preachest that me/that men shall not steal, stealest? [or Thou that preachest to not steal, stealest?]

Colossians 4:6Your word be savoured with salt (for)evermore in grace; that ye know, how it behooveth you to answer to each man. (Let your words always be gracious, and savoured with salt; so that ye know, how it behooveth you to answer to everyone.)

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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