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Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to be stoning such women[a]. What then do You say?” Now they were saying this testing Him, in order that they might have grounds to be accusing Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing in the ground with His finger. But as they were continuing-on asking Him, He straightened-up and said to them, “Let the sinless one among you throw a stone at her first”.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:5 Actually, Deut 22:22-24 and Lev 20:10 say both should be stoned.

In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.(A) Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap,(B) in order to have a basis for accusing him.(C)

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone(D) at her.”(E)

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