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NowMosesin the lawcommandedus, that such should be stoned: butwhatsayestthou?
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This they said, temptinghim,that they might have to accusehim.ButJesusstoopeddown, and with his fingerwroteon the ground, as though he heard them not.
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Sowhen they continuedaskinghim, he lifted up himself, and saiduntothem,He that is without sin among you, let himfirstcast a stoneather.
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Andagain he stoopeddown, and wroteon the ground.
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And they which heardit, being convictedby their own conscience, went out one by one,beginningat the eldest, even unto the last:andJesus was leftalone,and the womanstandingin the midst.
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WhenJesus had lifted up himself, andsawnonebut the woman, he said unto her,Woman,wherearethosethineaccusers?hath no mancondemnedthee?
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Shesaid, No man,Lord.AndJesussaid unto her,NeitherdoIcondemnthee:go, andsin no more.
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ThenspakeJesusagain unto them,saying, Iam the light of the world: he that followethmeshallnotwalkindarkness,but shall have the light of life.
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The Phariseesthereforesaid unto him,Thou bearest recordofthyself;thyrecordisnottrue.
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Jesusansweredandsaid unto them,ThoughI bear recordofmyself, yet myrecordistrue:for I knowwhence I came, andwhither I go; butyecannottellwhence I come, andwhither I go.