When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? — Jesus addresses the woman directly, asking where her accusers are and whether anyone has condemned her. The questions are rhetorical: they have all departed. The address 'Woman' is respectful but also slightly distant, as it was to his mother (2:4) and to Mary Magdalene (20:13)—a title of formal recognition rather than intimacy. His questions focus on the emptiness of accusation: the accusers have fled, leaving no judgment executed.

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