⁷ When they continued to ask Jesus their question, he ·raised up [straightened] and said, “Anyone here who ·has never sinned [is guiltless; ^Tis without sin] can throw the first stone at her [Deut. 13:9; 17:7; comp. Lev. 24:14].” ⁸ Then Jesus ·bent over [stooped down] again and wrote on the ground.

⁹ Those who heard Jesus began to leave one by one, first the ·older men [elders] and then the others. Jesus was left there alone with the woman standing before him.