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1 And Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
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while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Early in the morning he returned to the temple. All the people gathered around him, and he sat down and taught them.
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Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them.
3 The legal experts and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. Placing her in the center of the group,
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The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them,
4 they said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.
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they said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery.
5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone women like this. What do you say?"
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Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"
6 They said this to test him, because they wanted a reason to bring an accusation against him. Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
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They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
7 They continued to question him, so he stood up and replied, "Whoever hasn't sinned should throw the first stone."
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When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."
8 Bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
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And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground.
9 Those who heard him went away, one by one, beginning with the elders. Finally, only Jesus and the woman were left in the middle of the crowd.
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When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
10 Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Is there no one to condemn you?"
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Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
11 She said, "No one, sir." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, don't sin anymore."
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She said, "No one, sir." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again."]
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