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

9When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. 10Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.” ---------- 12Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” 13The Pharisees replied, “You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid.”

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 judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone.
• John 3:17God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
• John 18:36Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”
• Deuteronomy 16:18“Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.
• Deuteronomy 17:9and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict.
• Luke 9:56So they went on to another village.
• Luke 12:13Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.”
• Romans 13:3For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.
• 1 Corinthians 5:12It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning.
• John 5:14But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, “Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.”
• Job 34:31“Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned, but I will sin no more’?
• Proverbs 28:13People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
• Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you!
• Matthew 21:28“But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out 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
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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