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.”But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.”So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at 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. …
… 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. 20-year-olds are like, I am Jesus. and this those who heard began to go away one at a time and the older ones first until g only jesus was left and with the woman still standing there jesus straightened up again and asked her woman where are they has nobody condemned you no one sir she said well then neither do i condemn you Jesus declared, go now and leave your life of sin. Oh, I like that part right there. Go now and whatever you've been involved in, whatever you've been living in, leave that life and walk now in your new life. I want to preach a message today. Write down the title. It's called full. …
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. …