Bible Stories for Adults

Jesus Forgives a Woman Taken in Adultery

John 8:1-11

Next Week - Parables of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:31-50)
Bible Words to Remember:
God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. John 3:17

How did Jesus reveal Himself to His hometown at the beginning of His ministry?
Luke 4:16-21
How did His friends and neighbors respond to His Epiphany that day?
Luke 4:28-29

How did Jesus reveal Himself to Peter, James and John before they were committed to Him?
Luke 5:4-7
How did these fishers respond to His Epiphany that day?
Luke 5:8-11

How did Jesus reveal Himself to the masses?
Luke 4:31-35, 40-41
How did the masses respond to His Epiphany?
Luke 4:36-37, 42-43

How did John the Baptist make one last effort to reveal Jesus before he was killed?
Luke 7:18-19, 22
How did those who heard this Epiphany respond to it?
Luke 7:29-30

How did Jesus reveal that He came to save sinners?
Luke 5:27-29
How did the leaders of the Jews respond to this Epiphany?
Luke 5:30-32

How did Jesus reveal that the Jewish traditions were not in line with God's intent?
Luke 6:1-2, 5, 9-10
How did the experts in Jewish tradition respond to this Epiphany?
Luke 6:2, 7, 11

How did people respond as Jesus made even deeper revelations later in His ministry?
John 6:60, 66
If disciples were leaving Him at this time, how had His relationship with Jewish leaders grown?
John 7:1
Did this keep Jesus from going to Jerusalem to celebrate the major Jewish feasts?
John 7:2-3, 6, 8-10, 14
Were the Jewish leaders able to catch Jesus at this time?
John 7:30

Did this have any affect on the regular Jews who had not yet seen Him?
John 7:11-13
How did they respond when they finally saw His Epiphany?
John 7:15, 25-26, 40-43
How did the Jewish leaders respond when they heard that the masses were attracted to Him?
John 7:32
What happened when the guards saw Jesus revealing Himself to the people in the temple?
John 7:45-46

Did the Jewish leaders take this as a sign that Jesus might really be the Messiah?
John 7:47-49
What was the result of this attitude?
Matthew 23:13
What happened when one of the leaders suggested that they open the door enough to listen?
John 7:50-52

At what point during the 7-day Feast of Tabernacles did all of this take place?
John 7:37a
Where would people stay while they visited Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles?
Leviticus 23:34, 42-43
Did everyone go home now that the Feast was over?
John 7:53-8:1

What do I mean by saying that even Jesus went home?
Luke 21:37-38
What did He do there?
Luke 22:39-41
Did Jesus go to the temple early in the morning as usual, even though the Feast was over?
John 8:2

Where in the temple did Jesus usually teach?
John 8:20a
Who was especially ready for Jesus to show up in this prominent place?
John 8:3-5
It was common to take difficult questions to a rabbi for decisions. Was this the Jews' intent?
John 8:6a

What was the penalty for an adulterous affair?
Leviticus 20:10
What type of adultery was involved if only the woman was accused & the penalty was stoning?
Deuteronomy 22:13-14, 20-21
How serious of a sin is adultery in God's eyes?
Exodus 20:14
Why is adultery so serious?
1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Does God forbid just the act itself?
Exodus 20:17a
How does Jesus explain this?
Matthew 5:27-28
Isn't this stretching the definition?
Matthew 15:19-20
What can happen if we allow ourselves to be tempted by coveting or lusting?
James 1:13-15

How can we resist temptation?
Matthew 26:41
What prayer did David write when Nathan reprimanded him for adultery with Bathsheba?
Psalm 51:10-12

What problem did the Pharisees know Jesus would have with upholding this Law of God?
John 18:31
How would Jesus be seen as contradicting Himself if He were to uphold God's Law?
Matthew 9:12-13
But didn't Jesus come to abolish the old law?
Matthew 5:17-20

How did Jesus make sure everyone understood what the Pharisees were trying to do?
John 8:6b
Although we don't know what He wrote, how could this point to the unchanging Law of God?
Exodus 31:18
Why would some scholars say Jesus was writing the names of the accusers in the dust?
Jeremiah 17:13
How did Jesus finally respond?
John 8:7
How would this response have been accepted by the Jewish leaders?
Deuteronomy 17:7

Did Jesus look into the accusers' eyes to see who would claim to be without sin?
John 8:8
How do we see that Jesus was letting them condemn themselves?
John 8:9
Besides seeing their own guilt, what else may have stopped someone from taking the first stone?
Deut 19:18-19
After all had left, did Jesus tell the woman that everything was alright?
John 8:10-11
How could Jesus have just let the woman go without condemning her for this great sin?
John 3:17