Scribes and Pharisees try to trap Jesus by bringing a woman caught in adultery. They ask what should be done according to the law of Moses. Jesus responds by writing in the dirt and saying whoever is without sin should cast the first stone. The accusers leave one by one until only Jesus and the woman remain. Jesus tells her he does not condemn her and tells her to sin no more.

1. (JOHN 8:1-11 NASB)

2. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in
the morning He came again into the temple, and
all the people were coming to Him; and He sat
down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes
and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in
adultery, and having set her in the centerof the
court, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman
has been caught in adultery, in the very
act. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to
stone such women; what then do You say?”

3. 6 They were saying this, testing Him, so that they
might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus
stooped down and with His finger wrote on the
ground. 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.” 8 Again He
stooped down and wrote on the ground.

4. 9 When they heard it, they began to go out one
by one, beginning with the older ones, and He
was left alone, and the woman, where she was,
in the center of the court. 10 Straightening up,
Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they?
Did no one condemn you?” 11 She said, “No
one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn
you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”

5. INTRODUCTION:
Jesus defends a woman caught
in adultery by reminding her
accusers that they too, are
sinners.

6. I. A SINNER JESUS
FORGIVES
The Savior & the Prostitute

7. A. The Connivers (vv. 1-4)
1. The accusers (v.3a)
- the group of Jewish leaders approaches Jesus.
2. The accused (v.5-6a)
-they put before Him a woman caught in the
act of adultery.

8. B. The Conniving (vv. 5-6a)
1. What they say (8:5)
- The law of Moses says to stone her. What do
you say?
2. Why they said it (8:6a)
-they want him to say something they can use
against him.

9. C. The Challenge (vv. 6b-8)
1. What Jesus does (8:6b, 8)
- Twice He bends down and writes in the dust
2. What Jesus says (8:7)
- Our role is to show forgiveness and
compassion.

10. E. The Cleansed (8:10-11)
The woman now experiences:

11. E. The Cleansed (8:10-11)
NO EARTHLY
CONDEMNATION
Her accusers have disappeared

12. E. The Cleansed (8:10-11)
NO HEAVENLY
CONDEMNATION
Jesus tells her to go
and sin no more

13. CONCLUSION:
God does more than forgive our
mistakes, he removes them.
We simply have to take them to
Him.

14. CONCLUSION:
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason
together, says the Lord, ‘though
your sins be as scarlet, they will
be white as snow’.”