When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
Jesus stood up and looked around, it was just him and the woman now. He asked her, 'Where did everyone go? Did any of those people actually condemn you?'
Sometimes the people pointing fingers disappear when love shows up.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the story in the Gospel of John where Jesus is teaching in the temple in Jerusalem during his ministry, and religious leaders bring a woman caught in adultery to test him. They hoped to trap Jesus between Jewish law, which demanded stoning, and Roman authority, but after he challenged them by saying that only the sinless should cast the first stone, they all left one by one. Now, alone with the woman, Jesus speaks to her with grace and mercy.
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