John 8:1-9

The Adulterous Woman

1 But Jesus went to ¹the Mount of Olives.

2 Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and ²He sat down and began to teach them.

3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,

4 they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.

5 "Now in the Law ³Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?"

6 They were saying this, ⁴testing Him, ⁵so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

7 But when they persisted in asking Him, ⁶He straightened up, and said to them, "⁷He who is without sin among you, let him be the ⁸first to throw a stone at her."

8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:1
• 2. Matthew 26:55; John 8:20
• 3. Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22
• 4. Matthew 16:1; Matthew 19:3; Matthew 22:18, 35; Mark 8:11; Mark 10:2; Mark 12:15; Luke Mark 10:25; Luke 11:16
• 5. Mark 3:2
• 6. John 8:10
• 7. Matthew 7:1; Romans 2:1
• 8. Deuteronomy 17:7