Perhaps he was writing a verse of scripture. But Paul did not live in fear of condemnation, even though he found himself unable to go and sin no more. He Gives the Power; O God, Thou Art the Father; 1:13. Also try: Hymns by Title; Hymns by Topic; Hymns by Tune; Hymns by Meter; Also check out our: Featured Hymn Affiliated with CCLI and OneLicense.net. Go your way. Worship & Rejoice (WR), Alleluia, Alleluia! The temple police, whom the Pharisees sent to arrest Jesus, failed to do so, because “No man ever spoke like this man” (7:46). Scholars have suggested any number of possibilities. He went to dinner with Zacchaeus, a tax collector (Luke 19). Chalice Hymnal (CH) His statement acknowledges her guilt, but simply challenges her to abstain from sin in the future—offers her a chance for a new life. The law specifies, “The hand of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people” (Deuteronomy 17:7). Deuteronomy 22:23-24 prescribes stoning for “a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married,” who engages in sex with a man other than her betrothed. • The story blends a lovely note of grace (“Neither do I condemn you”) with a challenge to high standards (“Go your way. < Hymns for John. The Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus will soon go for prayer (Matthew 26:30), is located on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives. All of this means nothing to her accusers, however. I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! 1 (Edinburgh: The Saint Andrew Press, 1955), Borchet, Gerald L., New American Commentary: John 1-11, Vol, 25A (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1996), Brown, Raymond, The Anchor Bible: The Gospel According to John I-XII (Garden City: Doubleday, 1966), Hendriksen, William, New Testament Commentary: John, Vol. He had bent down to write on the ground, but now he stands up straight to face his opponents. The scribes and Pharisees see her, not as a human being, but as a tool that they can use to entrap Jesus. The fact is that we do not know what Jesus was writing. Leviticus 20:10 prescribes death as the penalty for adultery, but does not prescribe the method. Awake, Awake the Sacred Song; Christ Was Once a Little Baby; Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth; Gracious Redeemer, The Submissions: I am so grateful to those of you who send me your own material to post! His imperative seems to include all sins. “They said testing (peirazontes—from peirazo) him, so that they might have something to accuse him of” (v. 6a). The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin. Give Thanks (BH #170; CO #292; CP #405; GC #443; PH #106; TH #178; UMH #162; WOV #671; WR #291), Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power (ELW #433; LBW #525; PH #147), Come, Thou Almighty King (BH #247; CH #27; CO #307; ELW #408; GC #475; LBW #522; LSB #905; LW #169; PH #139; TH #365; TNCH #275; UMH #61; WR #148), Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive (CP #614; ELW #605; GC #879; JS #243; LBW #307; LSB #843; PH #347; TH #674; UMH #390; VU #364; WR #382), God Loved the World So That He Gave (ELW #323; LBW #292; LSB #571; LW #352; TNCH #208), My Hope is Built (BH #406; CH #537; ELW #596, 597; LBW #293, 294; LSB #575, 576; LW #368; PH #379; TNCH #403; UMH #368; WR #405), There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (BH #25; CH #73; CO #535; CP #606; ELW #587, 588; GC #626; JS #432; LBW #290; PH #298; TH #469, 470; TNCH #23; UMH #121; VU #271; WR #61), Just as I Am, Without One Plea (BH #303 & #307; CH #339; CP #615; ELW #592; LBW #296; LSB #570; LW #359; PH #370; TH #693; TNCH #207; UMH #357; VU #508; WR #354), Rock of Ages (BH #342; CH #214; CP #522; ELW #623; LBW #327; LSB #761; LW #361; TH #685; TNCH #596; UMH #361; WR #384), All Rights Reserved | © 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan.