John 8:7 - Forerunner Commentary

John 8:7

5 ^aNow Moses, in the law, commanded us² that such should be stoned. But what do You³ say?”

6 This they said, testing Him, that they ^amight have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger,¹ as though He did not hear.

7 So when they continued asking Him, He¹ raised Himself up and said to them, ^a“He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”

8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 Then those who heard it, ^abeing convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10 When Jesus had raised Himself up¹ and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers² of yours? Has no one condemned you?”

11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, ^a“Neither do I condemn you; go and ^bsin no more.”

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ^a“I am the light of the world. He who ^bfollows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

Verse Comparison: John 8:7

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American Standard Version
But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Amplified® Bible
However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.

Contemporary English Version
They kept on asking Jesus about the woman. Finally, he stood up and said, "If any of you have never sinned, then go ahead and throw the first stone at her!"

Darby English Version
But when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said to them, Let him that is without sin among you first cast the stone at her.

Good News Bible
As they stood there asking him questions, he straightened up and said to them, "Whichever one of you has committed no sin may throw the first stone at her."

International Standard Version
When they persisted in questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let the person among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."

King James Version
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

New American Standard Bible
But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him {be the} first to throw a stone at her."

New International Version
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

New King James Version
So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who has no sin among you, let him throw a stone at her."

Young's Literal Translation
and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, `The sinless of you -- let him first cast the stone at her;'

New English Translation
When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight¹ and replied,² “Whoever among you is guiltless³ may be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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