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John 8:3

First Nations Version

It was the scroll keepers and the Separated Ones (Pharisees). They brought the woman to Creator Sets Free (Jesus) and forced her down on the ground in front of him and all the people.

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Early in the morning at the sunrise, he returned again to the sacred lodge. All the people began to gather around him, so he sat down and once again began to teach and tell his stories. Across the plaza a cloud of dust was rising from a group of people who were walking toward Creator Sets Free (Jesus) as he was teaching. They were forcefully dragging a woman along with them. He could see her tears and the look of terror on her face.


“Wisdomkeeper,” they said, “we found this woman in the very act of being unfaithful to her husband.


When they heard his words, they all stood there silently. Then, beginning with the elders, one at a time they dropped their stones and walked away. Soon all were gone except for Creator Sets Free (Jesus) and the woman.


They brought Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) to sit before them and give an answer to the council. “Where did the power to heal this man come from? What is the name of the one you represent? Tell us!” they demanded.


He called a council of all the head holy men and scroll keepers and asked them where the Chosen One was to be born.


Since it was on the Day of Resting that Creator Sets Free (Jesus) had healed the man, they decided to take him to the Separated Ones (Pharisees) to see what they would say.


So if she gives herself to another man while her husband lives, she will be guilty of unfaithfulness to her husband. But if her husband is no longer alive, she would not be guilty of unfaithfulness. His death has released her from the law of marriage.





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