3 The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of everyone
4 and asked Jesus, “Teacher, we caught this woman in the act of adultery.
5 In his teachings, Moses ordered us to stone women like this to death. What do you say?”
6 They 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.
7 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.”
8 Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.
9 One by one, beginning with the older men, the experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees left. Jesus was left alone with the woman.