John 8:2-11 - An Adulteress Forgiven

² Then early [the next] morning Jesus went into the Temple again. All the people gathered around Him and He sat down and began teaching them.

³ Some experts in the law of Moses and Pharisees brought [to Him] a woman who had been caught committing an immoral sexual act and stood her in the middle of the group. ⁴ They said to Jesus, "This woman was caught in the very act of sexual immorality. ⁵ Now in the law, Moses required us to stone such people [to death], so what do you say [should be done with her]?" ⁶ They said this to test Him, in order to have a charge to bring against Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote [something] on the ground [i.e., in the dirt] with His finger. ⁷ But when they continued asking Him [about the woman], He stood up and said to them, "That person among you who has never sinned should be the first one to throw a stone at her."

⁸ Then He stooped down again and wrote [something else] on the ground. ⁹ And when they heard [what He had said], they [all] left, one at a time, beginning with the oldest men. So, Jesus was left alone with the woman [still standing] there where she was. ¹⁰ So, Jesus stood up [again] and said to her, "[My dear] woman, where are the men? Did not any of them [stay to] condemn you?"

¹¹ She replied, "No sir, no one did." Then Jesus said, "[Well], I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on, do not sin anymore."}}