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Berean Standard Bible

“When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.””

John 8:7

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Religious leaders brought Jesus a woman caught in adultery and asked whether she should be stoned as the law commanded, hoping to trap him. This passage does not appear in the oldest manuscripts of John, but most Christians treat it as an authentic account of Jesus' character.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

World English Bible (WEB)

But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.”

King James Version (KJV)

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you -- let him first cast the stone at her;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como perseverasen preguntándole, enderezóse, y díjoles: El que de vosotros esté sin pecado, arroje contra ella la piedra el primero.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Como seguían haciéndole preguntas, se enderezó y les dijo:―Aquel de ustedes que nunca haya pecado, tire la primera piedra.

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