John 8:1-16

¹but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

²At dawn, He came back into the temple. All the people were coming to Him, and He sat down and began to teach them.

³The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst,

⁴they told Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.

⁵In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do You say?”

⁶They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds to accuse Him. Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as if He didn’t hear.

⁷When they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and told them, “Let whoever is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

⁸He stooped down, again, and wrote on the ground.

⁹When they heard this, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones. Jesus was left alone with the woman still standing there.

¹⁰Straightening up, Jesus asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

¹¹She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”

¹²Jesus spoke again to the people, saying, “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me won’t walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

¹³Then the Pharisees told Him, “You are testifying on your own behalf, so your testimony isn’t valid.”

¹⁴Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid because I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know where I come from or where I am going.

¹⁵You judge by human standards, but I am not judging anyone.

¹⁶Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.