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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• 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.”

Context of John 8:7

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. When 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.

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 temple guards answered, “No human has ever spoken like this man.”
• Proverbs 12:18Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing.
• Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity, or you will be like him.
• Jeremiah 23:29“Isn’t my word like fire or like a hammer that shatters a rock?” asks the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 14:24Now suppose you speak what God has revealed. When unbelievers or outsiders come in you will show them where they are wrong and convince them that they are sinners.
• Colossians 4:6Everything you say should be kind and well thought out so that you know how to answer everyone.
• Hebrews 4:12God’s word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God’s word judges a person’s thoughts and intentions.
• Revelation 1:16In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. His face was like the sun when it shines in all its brightness.
• Revelation 2:16So return to me and change the way you think and act, or I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword from my mouth.
• Revelation 19:15A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to defeat the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter and tread the winepress of the fierce anger of God Almighty.
• Deuteronomy 17:6The person can only be sentenced to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses, but no one should ever be sentenced to death on the testimony of only one witness.
• Psalms 50:16But God says to wicked people, “How dare you quote my decrees and mouth my promises!
• Matthew 7:1“Stop judging so that you will not be judged.
• Matthew 23:25“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You clean the outside of cups and dishes. But inside they are full of greed and uncontrolled desires.
• Romans 2:1No matter who you are, if you judge anyone, you have no excuse. When you judge another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the 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