She said to Elijah, ‘Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death? ’
John 8:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only he was left, with the woman in the centre. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court. American Standard Version (1901) And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst. Common English Bible Those who heard him went away, one by one, beginning with the elders. Finally, only Jesus and the woman were left in the middle of the crowd. Catholic Public Domain Version But upon hearing this, they went away, one by one, beginning with the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, with the woman standing in front of him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they hearing this, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, and the woman standing in the midst. |
She said to Elijah, ‘Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death? ’
The king also said, ‘You yourself know all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore, the Lord has brought back your evil on your head,
The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
for in your heart you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.
When he had said these things, all his adversaries were humiliated, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.
When Jesus stood up, he said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? ’
Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.’
At dawn he went to the temple again, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began to teach them.
Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the centre.
They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts either accuse or even excuse them
You who say, ‘You must not commit adultery’ #– #do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples?
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.