John 8:3-11

3The Pharisees and the teachers of God's Law brought a woman to him. They had found her with another man. She was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand in front of all the people there.

4They said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we found this woman. She was having sex with a man who was not her husband.

5In God's Law Moses says that we should throw stones at this kind of woman, to kill her. What do you say about this?’

6They asked this question for a reason. They wanted Jesus to say something wrong, so that they could punish him. But Jesus bent himself down. He started to write on the ground with his finger.

7The Pharisees and the teachers of God's Law continued to ask Jesus questions. So he stood up and he said to them, ‘Any person among you who is not guilty of any sin may throw the first stone to kill her.’

8Then he bent himself down again and he wrote on the ground.

9When they heard what Jesus said, the people began to go away. They went one by one. The older people went first. After some time, only Jesus remained with the woman. She was still standing there.

10Jesus stood up. He said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Is there nobody still here who wants to punish you?’

11She said, ‘There is nobody, sir.’ So Jesus said, ‘I also do not want to punish you. Go away now and change the way you live. Do not do wrong things again.’]