The Turker’s Gospel

The Bible According To Mechanical Turk Workers

John 8:1-10

John 8:1 - The mount of Olives is where Jesus went.

John 8:2 - At dawn he arrived at the temple, and a crowd of people came to see him; and he sat down, and taught the people.

John 8:3 - And the scribes and Pharisees brought him an adulteress woman; and when they put her in the middle of the people.

John 8:4 - They tell him, Master, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

John 8:5 - Moses gave us the law, which commanded that such a person should be stoned. What do you say?

John 8:6 - They said this, hoping that he might respond and give them grounds to accuse him. But Jesus bent down and drew in the dust on the ground, as if he didn’t even hear them.

John 8:7 - Yet they kept at him with questions until he stood and said, Let he who sins not strike the first stone at this woman.

John 8:8 - He leaned down once more to write in the dirt.

John 8:9 - They left Jesus and the woman, one by one, oldest to youngest.

John 8:10 - When Jesus stood up, he did not see anybody else except for the woman, and he asked her, Woman, where are the people who accused you? has anybody condemned you?