John 8:10-11 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:10

Hath no man condemned thee? - Jesus had directed them, if innocent, to cast a stone, thus to condemn her, or to use the power which he gave them to condemn her. No one of them had done that. They had accused her, but they had not proceeded to the act expressive of judicial condemnation. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:11

Neither do I condemn thee - This is evidently to be taken in the sense of judicial condemnation, or of passing sentence as a magistrate, for this was what they had arraigned her for. It was not to obtain his opinion about adultery, but to obtain the condemnation of the woman. As he claimed no civil authority, he said that he did not exercise it, and should not condemn her to die. In this sense the word is used in the previous verse, and this is the only sense which the passage demands. Besides,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:10-11

John 8:10-11. When Jesus saw none but the woman None of those who had been soliciting his judgment, but only the woman they had brought before him; he said, Where are those thine accusers? Is there no one remaining to bear witness against thee? hath no man condemned thee Hath no judicial sentence been passed upon thee? She said, No man, Lord: Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee Neither do I take upon me to pass any such sentence, nor to order thee to be punished at this time: but... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:1-11

88. Woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11)When Jesus returned to the temple the next day, the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman whom they had caught in adultery, and asked him to give a judgment. This was not because they wanted to find out God’s will, but because they wanted to trap Jesus and so have an accusation to bring against him. If he did not condemn the woman to death, they could accuse him to the Sanhedrin of defying the law. If he did condemn her to death, they could... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:10

saw . App-133 . none . Greek. medeis. but = except. Greek. plen, no man = no one. Greek. oudeis. condemned. App-122 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:11

Lord . See App-98 . B. a. thee . He does not say "thy sin". He speaks judicially. sin . App-128 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:10

And Jesus lifted up himself, and said unto her, Woman, where are they? did no man condemn thee?Where are they ...? Indeed, where are they all who opposed and rejected the Lord? God only waits a little while, and the most powerful and vicious sinners fade away. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:11

And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.The woman's humble and respectful answer, Jesus' refusal to condemn, despite his divine knowledge of all the truth, and his gentle admonition "sin no more" - this is as beautiful a conclusion of this incident as could be imagined. Jesus' mercy to the woman is possibly the reason some have suspected this passage. Again from Hendriksen:Augustine definitely stated that certain... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:10-11

John 8:10-11. Hath no man condemned thee?— Hath no man punished thee, in casting the first stone at thee? For the critics observe, that the words κρινω and κατακρινω are frequently used in the sense of chastising and punishing. "Neither do I condemn thee: I do not order that thou shouldst be now punished; go, and sin no more. Though I do not order thee to be punished at this time, thou must not think that I approve of thy conduct. Thou hast committed a great sin; and therefore I warn thee, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:10

10. Woman, c.—What inimitable tenderness and grace! Conscious of her own guilt, and till now in the hands of men who had talked of stoning her, wondering at the skill with which her accusers had been dispersed, and the grace of the few words addressed to herself, she would be disposed to listen, with a reverence and teachableness before unknown, to our Lord's admonition. "And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more." He pronounces no pardon upon the woman (such as,... read more