John 8:11 (GNV)

Passage

She said, No man, Lord. And Iesus said, Neither do I condemne thee: go and sinne no more.

Nearby Context

John 8:9 And when they heard it, being accused by their owne conscience, they went out one by one, beginning at ye eldest euen to the last: so Iesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the mids.

John 8:10 When Iesus had lift vp himselfe againe, and sawe no man, but the woman, hee saide vnto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

John 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Iesus said, Neither do I condemne thee: go and sinne no more.

John 8:12 Then spake Iesus againe vnto them, saying, I am that light of the worlde: hee that followeth mee, shall not walke in darkenes, but shall haue that light of life.

John 8:13 The Pharises therefore saide vnto him, Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe: thy recorde is not true.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "condemn", "said", "lord", "iesus", "neither", "condemne", "thee", and "sinne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "condemn" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "When Iesus had lift vp himselfe againe..." into verse 12's "Then spake Iesus againe vnto them saying...", so "condemn" and "said" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "condemn" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.