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John 8:6&7
"6 This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

This trap the Pharisees have crafted is depraved and wicked. There would seem to be NO way out for Jesus. The Pharisees must be very proud of themselves.

The big mystery is WHAT did Jesus write in the dirt??? These scribes and Pharisees were the interpreters of the Law. Jesus action of writing in the rocky dirt is reminiscent of GOD writing His Law on the stone tablets for Moses! It makes a lot of sense that Jesus could have written out the Ten Commandments or relevant parts. Just as a reminder to these wicked men what was at stake. These men are not just attempting to have this poor woman stoned to death, they are trying get Jesus killed too! 

All would be reading the writing Jesus had done as He asked; "He that is WITHOUT sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." Even "Holy men" are guilty of sin. No person is free from sin. Some writers speculate that this goes futher and implies this particular sin of adultery! In either case Jesus is making His point!!!
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