John 8:7-9 but as they persisted with their question, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent among you throw the first stone at her";

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ but as they persisted with their question, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent among you throw the first stone at her"; ⁸ then he stooped down again and wrote on the ground. ⁹ And on hearing what he said, they went away one by one, beginning with the older men, till Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.