In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. What then do you say about her?”Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?
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without condemning her. Let's read the account of John chapter 8 verses 1 through 11. I invite you to open your Bibles to John 8. I'll be reading from the New Living Translation. Beginning at John chapter 8 verse 1. Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives. But early the next morning he was back again at the temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. Teacher, they said to Jesus, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say? They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. They kept demanding an answer. So he stood up again and said, All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone. …
… somebody from L.A. La cucaracha la bamba. And said to Jesus, teacher, this woman was caught in the middle of that. In the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. But what do you have to say, Jesus? And they were using this question as a trap in order to have a basis for accusing her. Sorry, accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. And when they kept on questioning Jesus, he straightened up and said to them, okay, Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. Again, he stooped down and wrote on the ground, playing tic-tac-toe. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first. I like that. The Bible's so good, isn't it? The older ones first. Why? Because when you're young, you think you're moral and righteous. The older you get, you're like, nah, I'm a mess. I got issues. …
… Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. Moses in the law gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say? They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, The sinless one among you, go first, throw the stone. Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt. Hearing that, they walked away. one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you? No one. Neither do I, said Jesus. go your way and from now on do not sin this is the word of god for you the people of god thanks be to god Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. What do you think he wrote? Was he carving statutes from Hebrew law into the sand? …
… in adultery in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do you say? this they said, testing him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger as though he did not hear. And so when they continued asking him, he raised himself up and said to them, He is without sin among you. Let him throw a stone at her first. And again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. And those who heard it being convicted by their conscience went out one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last. And Jesus was left alone and the woman standing in the midst. And when Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you? And she said, no one, Lord. And Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. And then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. He who has ears to hear the Word of God, let them hear it. …