John 8:2-11 - An Adulteress Forgiven

² but early in the morning he return'd to the temple, where all the people came to him; and being sat down, he instructed them.

³ then the Scribes and Pharisees brought a woman surprized in adultery; and when they had set her in the middle of the assembly, ⁴ they said to him, master, this woman was actually taken in adultery. ⁵ now Moses has ordain'd in the law, that such criminals should be stoned: but what is your opinion? ⁶ they said this only to ensnare him, that they might have some accusation against him. but Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. ⁷ and as they pressed him to answer, he rais'd himself, and said to them, he that is without sin among you, let him be the first that throws a stone at her.

⁸ then stooping down again, he wrote on the ground. ⁹ but they who heard that, being convicted by their own conscience, they all went old and young one after another, so that Jesus was left alone with the woman, who still kept her place. ¹⁰ then Jesus raising himself, and seeing none but the woman there, he said to her, woman, where are your accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

¹¹ Lord, said she, no man. and Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.