John 8:4-9

4and asked Jesus, “Teacher, we caught this woman in the act of adultery.

5In his teachings, Moses ordered us to stone women like this to death. What do you say?”

6They asked this to test him. They wanted to find a reason to bring charges against him. Jesus bent down and used his finger to write on the ground.

7When they persisted in asking him questions, he straightened up and said, “The person who is sinless should be the first to throw a stone at her.”

8Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.

9One by one, beginning with the older men, the experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees left. Jesus was left alone with the woman.