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| | |Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. | | |Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. |
| − | | | + | |[''Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.'' |
| | |The evidence is overwhelming that verses 1 - 11 are not original to John. See [[Essay:Adulteress Story]] for an extended examination of the issues relating to this passage, including the talk pages of that essay. You can also see the wikipedia article on this story, which contains a very detailed and accurate listing of the textual evidence relating to this story. | | |The evidence is overwhelming that verses 1 - 11 are not original to John. See [[Essay:Adulteress Story]] for an extended examination of the issues relating to this passage, including the talk pages of that essay. You can also see the wikipedia article on this story, which contains a very detailed and accurate listing of the textual evidence relating to this story. |
| | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_and_the_woman_taken_in_adultery (the one note I would make relating to the textual evidence is that most scholars now agree that P66 and P75 are second century documents, not third century, as this article states). | | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_and_the_woman_taken_in_adultery (the one note I would make relating to the textual evidence is that most scholars now agree that P66 and P75 are second century documents, not third century, as this article states). |
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| | |And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. | | |And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. |
| − | | | + | |''Early in the morning He came back to the temple where all the people were coming to Him, and sitting down, He taught them.'' |
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| | |And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, | | |And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, |
| − | | | + | |''The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman to Him who had been caught committing adultery, and they shoved her into the center.'' |
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| | |They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. | | |They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. |
| − | | | + | |''They said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.'' |
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| | |Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? | | |Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? |
| − | | | + | |''In the law Moses commanded us that such a one should be stoned, so what do you say?"'' |
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| | |This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. | | |This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. |
| − | | | + | |''They were saying this to test Him, so that they could accuse Him. But instead, Jesus bent down, and wrote in the dirt with his finger.'' |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |''But when they persisted in asking Him, He stood up and said to them, "The one among you who is sinless throw the first stone."'' |
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| | |And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. | | |And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. |
| − | | | + | |''Then He bent back down and continued writing in the dirt.'' |
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| | |And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. | | |And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. |
| − | | | + | |''And after hearing this, they began to leave, beginning with the oldest, until the woman was standing alone in the center.'' |
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| | |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? | | |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? |
| − | | | + | |''When Jesus stood back up, and saw no one except the woman, He asked her, "Woman, where are they? Is there no one to condemn you?"'' |
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| | |She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. | | |She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. |
| − | | | + | |''She answered, "No one, Lord." Then Jesus said to her, "And I do not condemn you either. Go now, and do no sin any more."''] |
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