John 8:5

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In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?”

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  • Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
  • Deut 22:21-24 : 21 the men of her city must bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house and stone her to death, for she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by behaving like a prostitute while living in her father’s house. In this way you will purge evil from among you. 22 If a man is discovered in bed with a married woman both the man lying in bed with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge evil from Israel. 23 If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and goes to bed with her, 24 you must bring the two of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death, the young woman because she did not cry out though in the city and the man because he violated his neighbor’s fiancée; in this way you will purge evil from among you.
  • Ezek 16:38-40 : 38 I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage. 39 I will give you into their hands and they will destroy your chambers and tear down your pavilions. They will strip you of your clothing and take your beautiful jewelry and leave you naked and bare. 40 They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.
  • Matt 5:17 : 17 Fulfillment of the Law and Prophets“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things 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 us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?” 8 Jesus said to them,“Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.
  • Matt 22:16-18 : 16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality. 17 Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
  • Ezek 23:47 : 47 That army will pelt them with stones and slash them with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters and burn their houses.

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  • John 8:2-4
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    2Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

    3The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them

    4and said to Jesus,“Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.

  • John 8:6-11
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    6(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

    7When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied,“Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.”

    8Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.

    9Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

    10Jesus stood up straight and said to her,“Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?”

    11She replied,“No one, Lord.” And Jesus said,“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]

  • Mark 10:2-5
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    2Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

    3He answered them,“What did Moses command you?”

    4They said,“Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.”

    5But Jesus said to them,“He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.

  • Matt 19:7
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    7They said to him,“Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”

  • John 7:19
    75%

    19Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”

  • Matt 5:27
    72%

    27Adultery“You have heard that it was said,‘Do not commit adultery.’

  • Luke 10:26
    72%

    26He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”

  • Deut 17:5
    72%

    5you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing– that very man or woman– and you must stone that person to death.

  • Matt 19:18
    71%

    18“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“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,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

  • Matt 22:35-36
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    35And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

    36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”

  • Rom 2:22
    71%

    22You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

  • Num 5:5
    71%

    5Restitution for Sin Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • John 10:31-32
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    31The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death.

    32Jesus said to them,“I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”

  • John 7:51
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    51“Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”

  • Num 15:35-37
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    35Then the LORD said to Moses,“The man must surely be put to death; the whole community must stone him with stones outside the camp.”

    36So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

    37Rules for Tassels The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • John 18:31
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    31Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”

  • Num 5:11
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    11The Jealousy Ordeal The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Matt 5:31
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    31Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’

  • John 9:28
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    28They heaped insults on him, saying,“You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

  • Luke 7:40
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    40So Jesus answered him,“Simon, I have something to say to you.” He replied,“Say it, Teacher.”

  • John 8:59
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    59Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.

  • John 5:45
    69%

    45“Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope.

  • Josh 8:32
    69%

    32There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by 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 people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

  • Lev 24:13
    68%

    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Luke 20:22
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    22Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”

  • John 4:27
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    27The Disciples Return Now at that very moment his disciples came back. They were shocked because he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said,“What do you want?” or“Why are you speaking with her?”

  • Matt 22:17
    68%

    17Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

  • Mark 10:19
    68%

    19You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

  • John 8:46
    68%

    46Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?

  • Num 15:17
    68%

    17Rules for First Fruits The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • John 19:7
    68%

    7The Jewish leaders replied,“We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”

  • Matt 19:3
    68%

    3Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked,“Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”

  • Lev 24:23
    68%

    23Then Moses spoke to the Israelites and they brought the one who cursed outside the camp and stoned him with stones. So the Israelites did just as the LORD had commanded Moses.