1 Jesus voltou ao monte das Oliveiras, 2 mas na manhã seguinte, bem cedo, estava outra vez no templo. Logo se reuniu uma multidão, e ele se sentou e a ensinou. 3 Então os mestres da lei e os fariseus lhe trouxeram uma mulher pega em adultério e a colocaram diante da multidão.

4 "Mestre, esta mulher foi pega no ato de adultério", disseram eles a Jesus. 5 "A lei de Moisés ordena que ela seja apedrejada. O que o senhor diz?"

6 Procuravam apanhá-lo numa armadilha, ao fazê-lo dizer algo que pudessem usar contra ele. Jesus, porém, apenas se inclinou e começou a escrever com o dedo na terra. 7 Eles continuaram a exigir uma resposta, de modo que ele se levantou e disse: "Aquele de vocês que nunca pecou atire a primeira pedra". 8 Então inclinou-se novamente e voltou a escrever na terra.

9 Quando ouviram isso, foram saindo, um de cada vez, começando pelos mais velhos, até que só restaram Jesus e a mulher no meio da multidão. 10 Então Jesus se levantou de novo e disse à mulher: "Onde estão seus acusadores? Nenhum deles a condenou?".

11 "Não, Senhor", respondeu ela.

E Jesus disse: "Eu também não a condeno. Vá e não peque mais".

1 But Jesus went to the mount of Olives.

2 And at early morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. And having sat down, he taught them.

3 And the scholars and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery. And having stood her in the midst,

4 tempting, they say to him, Teacher, we found this woman committing adultery, in the act.

5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us such women are to be stoned. What therefore do thou say about her?

6 But they said this, trying him, so that they might have an accusation against him. But Jesus having stooped down, wrote on the ground with his finger, not pretending.

7 And when they continued asking him, after standing erect, he said to them, Let the innocent man of you first cast the stone at her.

8 And again having stooped down, he wrote on the ground.

9 And they, having heard and being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, having begun from the elder until the last. And Jesus was left behind alone, and the woman being in the midst.

10 And Jesus, after standing erect, and having seen no man but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those accusers of thee? Did no man condemn thee?

11 And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee. Go, and henceforth sin no more.