Religion: Chapter 8

In the eighth chapter of the Gospel according to St. John are these verses:

4. They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

7. ... He [Jesus] said unto them: "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

11. ... And Jesus said unto her:

"Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more."

The first eleven verses of St. John, Chapter 8, have long been considered spurious. In recent versions of the Bible they are usually printed in brackets. The...

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