4 They said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say?" 6 They said this to try and trap Jesus so they could condemn him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

7 They kept on demanding an answer, so he stood up and told them, "Whichever one of you has never sinned may throw the first stone at her." 8 Then he bent down again and went on writing on the ground.

9 When they heard this they began to leave, one by one, starting with the oldest, leaving Jesus alone in the middle of the crowd with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Where are they? Didn’t anybody stay to condemn you?"

11 "No one did, sir," she replied.

"I don’t condemn you either," Jesus told her. "Go, and don’t sin anymore."