3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They forced her to stand before the people.
4 They said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught having sexual relations with a man who is not her husband.
5 The law of Moses commands that we stone to death every woman who does this. What do you say we should do?”
6 They were asking this to trick Jesus so that they could have some charge against him.But Jesus bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.
7 When they continued to ask Jesus their question, he raised up and said, “Anyone here who has never sinned can throw the first stone at her.”
8 Then Jesus bent over again and wrote on the ground.
9 Those who heard Jesus began to leave one by one, first the older men and then the others. Jesus was left there alone with the woman standing before him.