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Chapter 28 - At the Feast of Tabernacles (view source)
Revision as of 20:20, 13 April 2008
, 20:20, 13 April 2008→The Woman taken in Adultery
Early the third morning of the feast, as Jesus approached the temple, he was met by a group of the hired agents of the Sanhedrin who were dragging a woman along with them:
Early the third morning of the feast, as Jesus approached the temple, he was met by a group of the hired agents of the Sanhedrin who were dragging a woman along with them:
*"Master, this woman was taken in adultery -- in the very act. Now, the Law of Moses commands that we should stone such a woman. What do you say should be done with her?"
*'''"Master, this woman was taken in adultery -- in the very act. Now, the Law of Moses commands that we should stone such a woman. What do you say should be done with her?"
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Jesus, looking over the crowd, saw her husband standing behind the others. He knew what sort of man he was and perceived that he was a party to the despicable transaction. Jesus first walked around to near where this degenerate husband stood and wrote upon the sand a few words that caused him to depart in haste. Then he came back before the woman and wrote again upon the ground for the benefit of her would-be accusers. When they read his words, they, too, went away, one by one. When the Master had written in the sand the third time, the woman's companion in evil took his departure, so that, when the Master raised himself up from this writing, he beheld the woman standing alone before him.
Jesus, looking over the crowd, saw her husband standing behind the others. He knew what sort of man he was and perceived that he was a party to the despicable transaction. Jesus first walked around to near where this degenerate husband stood and wrote upon the sand a few words that caused him to depart in haste. Then he came back before the woman and wrote again upon the ground for the benefit of her would-be accusers. When they read his words, they, too, went away, one by one. When the Master had written in the sand the third time, the woman's companion in evil took his departure, so that, when the Master raised himself up from this writing, he beheld the woman standing alone before him.
And then said Jesus:
And then said Jesus:
*"I know about you. Neither do I condemn you. Go your way in peace."
*"I know about you. Neither do I condemn you. Go your way in peace."
====Sermon on the Light of the World====
====Sermon on the Light of the World====