[852] Matt. 5:21-48.
[853] Deut. 17:6, 7; also 13:9.
[854] Compare Rom. 2:1, 22; Matt. 7:1, 2; Luke 6:37; 2 Sam. 12:5-7.
[855] John 8:10, 11; compare 5:11. Consider another instance of mercy granted through contrition Luke 7:36-50.
[856] [Note 5], end of chapter.
[857] John 8:12-20.
[858] [Note 6], end of chapter.
[859] John 8:12; compare 1:4, 5, 9; 3:19; 9:5; 12:35, 36, 46. See also Doc. and Cov. 6:21; 10:58, 70; 11:11; 14:9; 84:45, 46; 88:6-13.
[860] Deut. 17:6; 19:15; Numb. 35:30; Matt. 18:16.
[861] John 8:21-59.