John 8:7
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Cross-reference
In John 8:46, Jesus challenges anyone to convict him of sin — showing he alone is without sin, thus the only one qualified to judge, yet he chooses mercy.
Psalm 50:16-20 rebukes those who recite God's law yet hate discipline — mirroring the hypocritical accusers here.
Romans 2:21-25 asks the hypocritical teacher — mirroring Jesus' challenge that the accusers are not sinless themselves.
Romans 2:1-3 declares that those who judge others condemn themselves — exactly the logic Jesus uses here.
Matthew 23:25-28 condemns outward religious pretense with inner corruption — the same hypocrisy Jesus exposes in the accusers.
Matthew 7:1-5 teaches to examine oneself before judging others — directly applied here as Jesus exposes the accusers' own sin.
Proverbs 26:5 says answer a fool lest he think himself wise—Jesus turns their accusation back on them, exposing their sin.
Proverbs 26:4 warns against answering a fool in his folly—Jesus avoids the trap by not directly engaging their sinful accusation.
Deuteronomy 17:6 requires multiple witnesses for execution — the legal principle Jesus invokes, implicating the accusers themselves.
In Matthew 7:3, Jesus condemns judging others while ignoring one's own faults — directly parallel to the hypocrisy of the accusers who wanted to stone the woman.
In Luke 6:41, Jesus uses the same log-and-speck analogy — reinforcing the teaching about hypocrisy in judging others while having unaddressed sin.
In Psalm 130:3, the psalmist asks who could stand if God kept a record of sins — reinforcing that no one is without sin, thus no one qualifies to cast the stone.
In Ecclesiastes 7:22, the writer notes that everyone has spoken ill of others — a specific admission of personal sin that echoes the 'without sin' condition.
In Ezekiel 23:45, righteous men judge adulteresses — a contrast to Jesus' test where only the sinless can judge, highlighting the difference between OT practice and Jesus' demand.
Proverbs 12:18 contrasts rash speech with healing—Jesus' wise words here bring health, not condemnation, to the woman.
1 Corinthians 14:24 describes prophecy convicting an unbeliever—Jesus' words convict the accusers, causing them to leave.
Colossians 4:6 commands speech with grace and salt—Jesus' answer here is a model of gracious, wise response to a trap.