John 8:5

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In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"

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  • Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
  • Deut 22:21-24 : 21 then they shall bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones. She has committed a disgraceful act in Israel by being promiscuous while in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you. 22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Ezek 16:38-40 : 38 I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood. I will bring upon you the wrath and jealousy of my judgment. 39 I will deliver you into their hands, and they will tear down your mounds and demolish your high places. They will strip you of your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare. 40 They will bring a crowd against you, stone you to death, and cut you to pieces with their swords.
  • Matt 5:17 : 17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
  • Matt 19:6-8 : 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate. 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?" 8 He said to them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not this way from the beginning."
  • Matt 22:16-18 : 16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.' 17 Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
  • Ezek 23:47 : 47 They will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses with fire.

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  • John 8:2-4
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    85%

    2Early in the morning, he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began teaching them.

    3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and they placed her in the middle.

    4They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.

  • John 8:6-11
    6 verses
    84%

    6They said this to test him, so they might have grounds to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with his finger.

    7When they kept pressing him for an answer, he straightened up and said to them, "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."

    8Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.

    9When they heard this, they began to leave one by one, starting with the older ones, until only Jesus was left with the woman standing there.

    10Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

    11She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go now and leave your life of sin."

  • Mark 10:2-5
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    78%

    2Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

    3Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

    4They replied, 'Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.'

    5Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.'

  • Matt 19:7
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    7They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

  • John 7:19
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    19Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill Me?

  • Matt 5:27
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    27You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

  • Luke 10:26
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    26He asked him, 'What is written in the Law? How do you read it?'

  • Deut 17:5
    72%

    5take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.

  • Matt 19:18
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    18The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

  • Jas 2:11
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    11For He who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

  • Matt 22:35-36
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    35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

    36'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'

  • Rom 2:22
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    22You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

  • Num 5:5
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    5The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • John 10:31-32
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    70%

    31Again, the Jews picked up stones to stone him.

    32Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?'

  • John 7:51
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    51'Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he is doing?'

  • Num 15:35-37
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    35The Lord said to Moses, 'The man must be put to death. The whole assembly is to stone him outside the camp.'

    36So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

    37The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

  • John 18:31
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    31Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

  • Num 5:11
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    11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Matt 5:31
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    31It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

  • John 9:28
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    28They ridiculed him and said, 'You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!'

  • Luke 7:40
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    40And Jesus answered him, 'Simon, I have something to say to you.' Simon replied, 'Say it, Teacher.'

  • John 8:59
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    59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple, passing through the midst of them, and went on his way.

  • John 5:45
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    45Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

  • Josh 8:32
    69%

    32There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses.

  • Luke 18:20
    69%

    20You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'

  • Luke 20:6
    69%

    6But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'

  • Lev 24:13
    68%

    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Luke 20:22
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    22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'

  • John 4:27
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    27Just then his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking with a woman. However, no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

  • Matt 22:17
    68%

    17Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

  • Mark 10:19
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    19'You know the commandments: "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother."'

  • John 8:46
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    46Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

  • Num 15:17
    68%

    17The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

  • John 19:7
    68%

    7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God."

  • Matt 19:3
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    3Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

  • Lev 24:23
    68%

    23Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they brought the one who had cursed out of the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses.