If a person speaks words without thinking, then those words can hurt like a sword. But a wise person is careful with the things he says. His words can heal those hurts.
John 8:7 - Easy To Read Version The Jewish leaders continued to ask Jesus their question. So Jesus stood up and said, “Is there any person here that has never sinned? That person without sin can throw the first rock at this woman.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. American Standard Version (1901) But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Common English Bible They continued to question him, so he stood up and replied, “Whoever hasn’t sinned should throw the first stone.” Catholic Public Domain Version And then, when they persevered in questioning him, he stood upright and said to them, "Let whoever is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When therefore they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. |
If a person speaks words without thinking, then those words can hurt like a sword. But a wise person is careful with the things he says. His words can heal those hurts.
My message is like a fire.” This message is from the Lord. “It is like a hammer that smashes a rock.
The temple police answered, “The things he says are greater than the words of any person we’ve ever heard!”
Jesus looked up again and asked her, “Woman, all of those people are gone. None of them judged you guilty?”
When you talk, you should always be kind and wise. Then you will be able to answer every person in the way you should.
He held seven stars in his right hand. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. He looked like the sun shining at its brightest time.
A sharp sword comes out of the rider’s mouth. He will use this sword to defeat the nations. He will rule the nations with a rod of iron. He will squeeze \{the grapes\} in the winepress of the terrible anger of God the All-Powerful.
So change your hearts! If you don’t change, I will come to you quickly and fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.