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John 8:9

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7 When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

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

When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.

10 Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”

11 “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
KJV
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
WEB
They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.
ASV
And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.
DARBY
But they, having heard [that], went out one by one beginning from the elder ones until the last; and Jesus was left alone and the woman standing there.
BLB
And having heard, they were going out one by one, having begun from the elder ones until the last, and Jesus was left alone, and the woman being in the midst.
ÅB
Men da de hørte det, gikk de ut, den ene etter den annen, de eldste først; og Jesus ble alene tilbake med kvinnen som sto der.
OTB
Da de hørte dette, begynte de å gå bort en etter en, fra de eldste, til bare Jesus var igjen, med kvinnen stående der.
B1930
Men da de hørte det, gikk de ut, den ene efter den annen, de eldste først; og Jesus blev alene tilbake med kvinnen som stod der.

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 7:22

    For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

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  • Romans 2:15

    So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

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  • 1 John 3:20

    Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

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  • Genesis 42:21–22

    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

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  • Romans 2:22

    You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

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  • Job 5:12–13

    He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

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  • Psalms 71:13

    May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

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  • John 8:10

    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”

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