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JOHN 8:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
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“She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”
She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more — the woman responds to Jesus as 'Lord' (Kyrie), a title of respect and perhaps faith. Jesus's response is mercy without compromise: 'Neither do I condemn thee.' This is not because he denies her guilt or the Law's jurisdiction, but because Jesus comes not to condemn (krínō) the world but to save it (3:17). He sends her away with a command: 'sin no more.' The imperative (mēketi hamartane) calls for repentance and transformed life. Mercy is offered, but it carries moral demand.

Church Fathers on John 8:11

Our Lord at the time of His passion used to spend the day in Jerusalem, preaching in the temple, and performing miracles, and return in the evening to Bethany, where He lodged with the sisters of Lazarus. Thus on the last day of the feast, having, according to His wont, preached the whole day in the temple, in the evening He went to the mount of Olives.

Alcuin · 8th century

And where ought Christ to teach, except on the mount of Olives; on the mount of ointment, on the mount of chrism. For the name Christ is from chrism, chrism being the Greek word for unction. He has anointed us, for wrestling with the devil.

Augustine · 4th century

And next it is signified, that after He began to dwell by grace in His temple, i.e. in the Church, men from all nations would believe in Him: And all the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them.

Bede · 8th century
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