This was the case when the religious leaders asked Jesus to condemn an adulterous woman, and Jesus replied:
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
In the text it said the leaders all left, beginning with the older ones. After they departed, said that he did not condemn her either, but simply said, "Go and sin no more".
This was a popular theme among Jesus' teachings: people must forgive others, because all are in need of forgiveness. And it appears in the Lord's prayer: Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those, who sin against us.
2006-11-19 06:20:23
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answer #1
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answered by Calvin James Hammer 6
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It comes from the Bible. In the New International Version it says "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." this is from the book of John, Chapter 8, verse 7.
The statement you hear often quoted is "Let he who has no sin, cast the first stone."
It basically means, if you haven't done any wrong, then it is ok for you to go ahead and punish the person.
This specific passage is talking about a woman who was a prostitute. In those days, a prostitute, it caught, should be stoned to death (along with the man she was caught with). The teachers of the Law, were trying to use this situation to trap Jesus in a way that they could accuse Him of wrong doing.
2006-11-19 14:31:09
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answer #2
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answered by mrebholz72 2
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This was said by Jesus. The story is this:
According to Jewish law, adultery was a crime punishable by death. Under their law anyone caught committing adultery would be stoned. Some of the priests who were at odds with Jesus brought a woman to him and told him that she had been caught committing adultery. They then asked him if she should be stoned according to their law. They said this to trick him because if he said no, then they would condemn him as being disobedient to their laws. If he said yes, they would report him to the Romans who were then in power because it was illegal for anyone but the Roman government to execute someone. Jesus avoided the controversy by saying "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." When the priests heard this they were convicted by their consciences and all went away leaving the woman. When Jesus saw that they had all gone away, he told the woman to "Go and sin no more."
Incidentally, Jewish law required that both guilty parties be stoned when adultery could be proven. The fact that they only brought the woman and did not bring the man that she was committing adultery with probably means that it was some kind of set-up.
2006-11-19 14:39:34
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answered by phinfan 1
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those without sin.. cast the first stone...
2006-11-19 17:44:56
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answered by Tracey 2
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