John 8:7

and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you — let him first cast the stone at her;'

Young's Literal Translation

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 this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

8and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,

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Cross References

Psalms 50:16And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee — to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?

Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him — even thou.

Matthew 7:1'Judge not, that ye may not be judged,

John 7:46The officers answered, 'Never so spake man — as this man.'

Romans 2:21Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

Colossians 4:6your word always in grace — with salt being seasoned — to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

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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