John 8:11

John 8:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
• New International Version (NIV)“No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more."]]
• New King James Version (NKJV)She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”

Context of John 8:11

9Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10Jesus stood up straight and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” She replied, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]] 12Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13So the Pharisees objected, “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”

John 8:11 word by word

ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, οὐδείς, κύριε. εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, οὐδὲ ἐγώ σε κατακρίνω· πορεύου καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε.¶]]Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Sheὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• No manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• unto herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• doκατακρίνωkatakrinō · to condemnG2632
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sinἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• no moreμηκέτιmēketi · never againG3371

Cross-references for John 8:11

• John 8:15You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone.
• John 3:17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
• John 18:36Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
• Deuteronomy 16:18You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
• Deuteronomy 17:9You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
• Luke 9:56and they went on to another village.
• Luke 12:13Then someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
• Romans 13:3(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,
• 1 Corinthians 5:12For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?
• John 5:14After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”
• Job 34:31“Has anyone said to God, ‘I have endured chastisement, but I will not act wrongly any more.
• Proverbs 28:13The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
• Isaiah 1:16Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.
• Matthew 21:28“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Commentaries on John 8:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Neither do I condemn thee - Bishop Pearce says: "It would have been strange if Jesus, when he was not a magistrate, and had not the witnesses before him to examine them, and when she had not been tried and condemned by the law and legal judges, should have taken upon him to condemn her. This being the case, it appears why Jesus avoided giving an answer to the question of the scribes and Pharisees, and also how little reason there is to conclude from hence…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Neither do I condemn thee - This is evidently to be taken in the sense of judicial condemnation, or of passing sentence as a magistrate, for this was what they had arraigned her for. It was not to obtain his opinion about adultery, but to obtain the condemnation of the woman. As he claimed no civil authority, he said that he did not exercise it, and should not condemn her to die. In this sense the word is used in the previous verse, and this is the only…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11neither do I: Jesus spoke words of assurance, but this did not suggest that the woman was innocent. Jesus takes sin and judgment seriously, but he shows grace and forgiveness to those overcome by sin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111-2. Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives--This should have formed the last verse of the foregoing chapter. "The return of the people to the inert quiet and security of their dwellings (Joh 7:53), at the close of the feast, is designedly contrasted with our Lord's homeless way, so to speak, of spending the short night, who is early in the morning on the scene again. One cannot well see why what is recorded in Lu 21:37, 38 may not even thus early have taken…Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:11

• Adultery
• Sin
• Women

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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