They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
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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. …
… 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. So all the 60-year-olds left first, the 20-year-olds left last. 60-year-olds are like, I need Jesus. …
… 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. …