John 8:1-11
Chapter 8
Jesus and the Adulterous Woman
As for Jesus, he went to the Mount of Olives.At daybreak, Jesus returned to the temple. The crowd gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
Then the teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in the act of adultery. They made her stand before everyone:
“Teacher,” they said, “this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.
Now, the law of Moses requires that such women be stoned to death. But what do you say?”
They asked this to test Jesus and have a reason to accuse him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.
As they persisted in questioning him, he straightened up and said:
“Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Then he bent down again, writing on the ground.
Hearing this, they left one by one, starting with the elders. Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
Then Jesus stood up and asked her:
“Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
She replied:
“No one, sir.”
Then Jesus said:
“Neither do I condemn you. Go now and from now on do not sin again.”