New American Standard Bible 1995
John 8:7
7But when they persisted in asking Him, 1He straightened up, and said to them, “2He who is without sin among you, let him be the 3first to throw a stone at her.”
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
5Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” 6They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 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.” 8Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.
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ὡς δὲ ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν, πρῶτος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βαλέτω λίθον·Read the interlinear
- But whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- they persistedἐπιμένωepimenō · to remain/keep onG1961
- in askingἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
- up, and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- He who is withoutἀναμάρτητοςanamartētos · sinlessG361
- firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- to throwβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
- a stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
Cross-references for John 8:7
- John 7:46The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.”
- Proverbs 12:18There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
- Jeremiah 23:29“Is not My word like fire?” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock?
- 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;
- Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Revelation 1:16In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.
- Revelation 2:16Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.
- Revelation 19:15From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.
- Deuteronomy 17:6On the evidence of two witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death; he 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 tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
- Matthew 7:1“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
- Matthew 23:25“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
- Romans 2:1Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice 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
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- 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
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