Thank you for this. One of my favorites, and you hit the nail on the head regarding how different sides remember this reading. I think I’ve only heard one or two people say both of the lines of Jesus after the accusers had left. As somebody else pointed out to me, Jesus didn’t condemn her for her sin, but he made it clear that what she did was a sin and to not do it anymore. There was judgment of the sin, and mercy extended to the sinner.
Thank you for this. One of my favorites, and you hit the nail on the head regarding how different sides remember this reading. I think I’ve only heard one or two people say both of the lines of Jesus after the accusers had left. As somebody else pointed out to me, Jesus didn’t condemn her for her sin, but he made it clear that what she did was a sin and to not do it anymore. There was judgment of the sin, and mercy extended to the sinner.
Thank you for reading. Wish I could take credit for the take on the passage, but I will have to extend that to my Protestant brother :)