John 8:7

John 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”

Context of John 8:7

5Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" 6This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

John 8:7 word by word

ὡς δὲ ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν, πρῶτος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βαλέτω λίθον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• they continuedἐπιμένωepimenō · to remain/keep onG1961
• askingἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he lifted up himselfἀνακύπτωanakuptō · to straighten upG352
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He that is without sinἀναμάρτητοςanamartētos · sinlessG361
• among youσύsu · youG4771
• let himβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• a stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909

Cross-references for John 8:7

• John 7:46The officers answered, "No one ever spoke like this man!"
• Proverbs 12:18There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
• Jeremiah 23:29Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,
• Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Revelation 1:16In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
• Revelation 2:16Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Revelation 19:15From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
• Deuteronomy 17:6On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.
• Psalms 50:16But to the wicked God says: "What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?
• Matthew 7:1"Judge not, that you be not judged.
• Matthew 23:25"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
• Romans 2:1Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

Commentaries on John 8:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He that is without sin - , meaning the same kind of sin, adultery, fornication, etc. Kypke has largely proved that the verb ̔ is used in this sense by the best Greek writers. Let him first cast a stone at her - Or, upon her, 'ͅ . The Jewish method of stoning, according to the rabbins, was as follows: The culprit, half naked, the hands tied behind the back, was placed on a scaffold, ten or twelve feet high; the witnesses, who stood with her, pushed her off…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They continued asking him - They pressed the question upon him. They were determined to extort an answer from him, and showed a perseverance in evil which has been unhappily often imitated. Is without sin - That is, without this particular sin; he who has not himself been guilty of this very crime - for in this place the connection evidently demands this meaning. Let him first cast a stone at her - In the punishment by death, one of the witnesses threw…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The answer Jesus gave did not mean that someone who makes an accusation must be morally perfect to make legal claims. He referred to him who is without sin to point to the motives of those accusing her.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. He that is without sin--not meaning sinless altogether; nor yet, guiltless of a literal breach of the Seventh Commandment; but probably, he whose conscience acquits him of any such sin. cast a stone--"the stone," meaning the first one (De 17:7).Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:7

• Adultery
• Hypocrisy
• Reproof
• Uncharitableness
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Adultery
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Pharisees
• Treasury
• Criticism of the Bible

Commentaries on John 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings