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'''Jesus seems to be following the actions of the teachers and Pharisees.''' John 8:9-11 states: ''At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared.'' In these passages, Jesus does not condemn her because the teachers and Pharisees have not condemned her. This is illogical and out of character for Jesus, since He is the Son of God and should not be acting by following the actions of sinners.

'''Jesus seems to be following the actions of the teachers and Pharisees.''' John 8:9-11 states: ''At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared.'' In these passages, Jesus does not condemn her because the teachers and Pharisees have not condemned her. This is illogical and out of character for Jesus, since He is the Son of God and should not be acting by following the actions of sinners.

'''The statement in John 8:7, ''"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."'', is not in keeping with the rest of the Bible.''' The phrase "without sin" only appears two other times in the New Testament: in Hebrews 4:15: ''"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin."'', and in 1 John 1:8: ''"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."'' These instances of the phrase "without sin" are quite different from the adulteress story. First, neither of these quotations are from Jesus, making the adulteress story the only instance in which Jesus uses the phrase. Second, the phrase has very different meanings from that of the adulteress story; in Hebrews, it is describing Jesus's glory, and in 1 John, it is a warning to how we view ourselves. Neither instance uses the "without sin" as a phrase to persuade people against judging or condemning others.

'''The statement in John 8:7, ''"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her,"'' is not in keeping with the rest of the Bible.''' The phrase "without sin" only appears two other times in the New Testament: in Hebrews 4:15: ''"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin."'', and in 1 John 1:8: ''"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."'' These instances of the phrase "without sin" are quite different from the adulteress story. First, neither of these quotations are from Jesus, making the adulteress story the only instance in which Jesus uses the phrase. Second, the phrase has very different meanings from that of the adulteress story; in Hebrews, it is describing Jesus's glory, and in 1 John, it is a warning to how we view ourselves. Neither instance uses the "without sin" as a phrase to persuade people against judging or condemning others.

'''There is an incongruity pertaining to the concluding sentence of the story.''' John 8:12 states, ''When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."'' This sentence in no way relates to the scene with the adulteress; Jesus did not tell the adulteress to follow him, or that he was the light of the world.

'''There is an incongruity pertaining to the concluding sentence of the story.''' John 8:12 states, ''When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."'' This sentence in no way relates to the scene with the adulteress; Jesus did not tell the adulteress to follow him, or that he was the light of the world.