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1 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | fireout57 | 219207 | ||
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2 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | Makarios | 219208 | ||
Greetings Fireout57, John 8:3-11 is about a woman caught in the very act of adultery who is taken before Jesus by scribes and the Pharisees. The scribes and the Pharisees attempted to use situations to test Jesus, and Jesus uses this situation to teach them that they are all sinners, and in need of a Savior. It would be irrelevant if they dragged out the man with whom the woman was in the act of committing adultery with, since the same application and result would apply. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | flinkywood | 219209 | ||
Makarios, had Jesus said she should be condemned, the Pharisees could have accused him before the Romans of illegally counseling execution, a right strictly prohibited the Jews. Conversely, had Jesus abjured stoning, they could accuse him of contradicting the law of Moses, thus discrediting him. These guys were plotting his undoing and had no conscience. Jesus snares them in their own trap. Their silent exit had more to do with defeat than conviction of sin. | ||||||
4 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | BradK | 219214 | ||
Hello flinkywood, Though you have a point, I think it a bit more speculative than need be:-) I believe the answer is clearly given in John 8:7, "But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." (NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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5 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | stjohn | 219217 | ||
Hi Brad, Might we say... convicted of their sin and thus defeated? But that still would be adding to Scripture and a bit speculative wouldn't it? John |
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6 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | flinkywood | 219219 | ||
No, I don't think it's speculative or adding to scripture, especially when we later see these same men screaming for Jesus' crucifixion. They attempt to wall him in between Moses and Roman territorial law. Jesus deftly turns the tables on them: they can't stone her because they will violate Roman law; and they can't accuse Jesus of false messiahship for violating Mosaic law. Therefore, it's logical to assume the Pharisees' turning away had more to do with having been thwarted than convicted of sin. | ||||||
7 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | stjohn | 219223 | ||
Colin, I don't think anyone is arguing that they were defeated and that part of the reason was that they were held to Roman and Mosaic Law. But, were it not for their being brilliantly stymied by having Jesus point out their 'conviction of sin', they would not have had their plan to trap Him thwarted. Their defeat, then, came through conviction i.e. their defeat hinged on their conviction. This could get monotonous, couldn't it? John |
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8 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | flinkywood | 219226 | ||
John, I don't think that Jesus' words had any impact on their consciences but only inflamed their hatred of him, criminals that they were. If you're saying that their defeat represented an objective conviction of sin, that they were shown to be abject sinners in the light of Christ's words, in that sense I agree with you that their defeat also represents their conviction. At least I think that's what you're saying. Colin |
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9 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | stjohn | 219228 | ||
Colin, this is from the KJV: "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." John 8:9 Note: they were, "convicted of their own conscience." I think I'd go with what the Scriptures say and not speculate on it. Even if it is just an old unreliable version like the KJV. Just kidding! :-) John |
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10 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | flinkywood | 219232 | ||
John, The KJV is alone in its translation of John 8.9. The NKJV even has it: Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. |
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11 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | stjohn | 219233 | ||
Colin, you may have seen Bradk's post by now but, you may want to check the NASB (amplified) which is translated, published, and of course, endorsed by the way, by our gracious host, The Lockman Foundation. John |
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12 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | flinkywood | 219236 | ||
John, here's this verse from the NASB Amplified, which I hadn't consulted: John 8:9 They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court. John, because only KJV and the NASB Amplified--not even the NASB itself--render the text similarly, I'll eat my words with crow if you can demonstrate that this particular translation is literal and not interpretive. |
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13 | Why was not the man accused of adultery. | John 8:1 | stjohn | 219238 | ||
Colin, my friend, I'll eat my crow with relish, if you can show me your interpretation 'anywhere' in 'any' Bible! :-) John |
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