“Who are you?” they asked in a less than gracious tone.
Jesus had been in the temple area since early morning, teaching a large gathering of people who have come to hear His words.
A group of religious leaders brought an adulterous woman into the middle of the crowd, right before him and said, “The Law of Moses says stone her. What do you say?”
They were not seeking counsel but an opportunity to impugn His character and His teaching.
Jesus turned the tables on his accusers: “You, who are without sin, cast the first stone.”
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