wisest) the accusers slip away (8:9). Jesus’ wisdom turned the table on the hypocrites who brought the woman to Him. At last only Jesus and the woman remain (8:10). Jesus does not excuse her sin nor overlook it. He calls on her to make a decisive break with her lifestyle. His words are similar to what He told the lame man earlier, ‘Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore so that nothing worse happens to you’ (5:14). She must make a change in behavior if she is to escape God’s judgment. Jesus
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