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King James Version. 7 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. Read full chapter. John 8:7 in all English translations.
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And when they abided asking him [Soothly when they lasted, or continued, asking him], he raised himself, and said to them, He of you that is without sin, first cast a stone into her.
But as they persisted asking him, he stood up and he said to them, “He among you who is without sin, let him first cast a stone upon her.” Contemporary English Version They kept on asking Jesus about the woman.
Dec 11, 2023 · Answer. Jesus’ statement “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her” is found in John 8:7. Jesus was teaching in the temple when the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery, and they asked Him if she should be stoned as required by the Law of Moses.
This episode and its message of mercy and forgiveness balanced with a call to holy living have endured in Christian thought. Both "let him who is without sin, cast the first stone" and "go, and sin no more" have found their way into common usage.
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." Young's Literal Translation and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you -- let him first cast the stone at her;'
7 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. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
