15 And then you know, as well as we, that prophets do not come from Galilee.
16 The rulers felt the force of what the officers and Nicodemus said, and they said nothing more.
17 And then the people went their way, each to his home; but Jesus went unto Mount Olives where he spent the night in prayer.
18 But in the morning when the sun had scarcely risen, Jesus came again, and many people came to see him in the temple courts, and he sat down and taught the multitudes.
19 The Pharisees and scribes were still alert to find a cause whereby they might condemn him by the words he spoke.
20 The officers had taken in the very act of crime, a courtesan. As Jesus taught, they brought this woman in and set her in the midst and said,
21 Rabboni, this vile woman has been taken in adultery. The law of Moses says that such as she shall die, be stoned to death; what do you say should be her punishment?
22 And Jesus stooped and made a figure on the ground and in it placed the number of a soul, and then he sat in silent thought.
23 And when the priests demanded that he speak, he said, Let him who has no sin stand forth and be the first to cast a stone at her.
24 And then he closed his eyes, and not a word was said. When he arose and saw the woman all alone he said,