John 8 · Verse 10

John 8:10

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?
John 8:10, King James Version

John 8:10 in other translations

BSBThen Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
WEBJesus, standing up, saw her and said, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?”
ASVAnd Jesus lifted up himself, and said unto her, Woman, where are they? did no man condemn thee?
YLTAnd Jesus having bent himself back, and having seen no one but the woman, said to her, ‘Woman, where are those--thine accusers? did no one pass sentence upon thee?'
DARBYAnd Jesus, lifting himself up and seeing no one but the woman, said to her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Has no one condemned thee?
BBEThen Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
WebsterWhen Jesus had raised himself, and saw none but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those thy accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

What does John 8:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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, "Thy sins are forgiven thee" [compare Lu 5:28; 7:48]--"Go in peace" [compare Mr 5:34; Lu 7:50; 8:48]), much less does He say that she had done nothing condemnable; He simply leaves the matter where it was. He meddles not with the magistrate's office, nor acts the Judge in any sense (Joh 12:47). But in saying, "Go and sin no more," which had been before said to one who undoubtedly believed (Joh 5:14), more is probably implied than expressed. If brought suddenly to conviction of sin, admiration of her Deliverer, and a willingness to be admonished and guided by Him, this call to begin a new life may have carried with it what would ensure and naturally bring about a permanent change. (This whole narrative is wanting in some of the earliest and most valuable manuscripts, and those which have it vary to some extent. The internal evidence in its favor is almost overpowering. It is easy to account for its omission, though genuine; but if not so, it is next to impossible to account for its insertion).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 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.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 8:1-11

Christ neither found fault with the law, nor excused the prisoner's guilt; nor did he countenance the pretended zeal of the Pharisees. Those are self-condemned who judge others, and yet do the same thing. All who are any way called to blame the faults of others, are especially concerned to look to themselves, and keep themselves pure. In this matter Christ attended to the great work about which he came into the…

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John 8:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀνακύψαςanakupsasHaving lifted upG352
δὲdethenG1161
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
καὶkaiandG2532
μηδέναmēdenano oneG3367
θεασάμενοςtheasamenoshaving seenG2300
πλὴνplēnonlyG4133
τὴςtēs<the>G3588
γυναικόςgunaikoswomanG1135
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
αὐτῇ·autēato her,G846
ἡhētheG3588
γυνή,gunēwoman,G1135
ποῦpouwhereG4226
εἰσινeisinare theyG1510
ἐκεῖνοιekeinoitheyG1565
οἱhoitheG3588
κατήγοροίkatēgoroiaccusersG2725
σουsouof youG4771
οὐδείςoudeisNo [one]G3762
σεseyouG4771
κατέκρινεν;katekrinenhas condemned?G2632

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 8:10

  • Isaiah 41:11-12

    Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

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Context

  • John 8:9

    And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

  • John 8:10

    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?

  • John 8:11

    She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

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John 8:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y enderezándose Jesús, y no viendo á nadie más que á la mujer, díjole: ¿Mujer, dónde están los que te acusaban? ¿Ninguno te ha condenado?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jésus, s’étant relevé et ne voyant personne que la femme, lui dit: Femme, où sont-ils, ceux-là, tes accusateurs? Nul ne t’a-t-il condamnée?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als aber Jesus sich aufrichtete und außer dem Weibe niemanden sah,sprach er zu ihr: Weib, wo sind jene, deine Verkläger? Hat dich niemand verurteilt?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erigens autem se Jesus, dixit ei: Mulier, ubi sunt qui te accusabant? nemo te condemnavit?