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.
They kept pushing him for an answer, so Jesus stood up and said, 'Whoever here has never messed up, go ahead, throw the first stone.'
Before you judge someone else, take a hard look in the mirror first.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of the Gospel of John, Jesus was teaching in the temple in Jerusalem when a group of scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery to test his adherence to the Mosaic Law. They were trying to trap him by referencing Old Testament commands that required stoning for adultery, which would put him at odds with Roman authorities who controlled capital punishment. Jesus responded with profound wisdom, using the moment to expose the hypocrisy of her accusers rather than directly answering their question.
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