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8:7 (King James Version) · There have been long standing disputes and debates about this passage, as the Wikipedia article on it testifies; though it is not found among the earliest currently available manuscripts, contentions about it's absence in some manuscripts date as early as the 300s, including those of Augustine of Hippo who believed that it was deliberately omitted from some manuscripts so as to not encourage adultery; some of the earliest available texts could date from around that time, but more recent textual lineage comparisons deem its existence to date at least as early as manuscripts of the 200s or 100s likely.
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He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

— Jesus

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." in the context of "8:7 (King James Version) · There have been long standing disputes and debates about this passage, as the Wikipedia article on it testifies; though it is not found among the earliest currently available manuscripts, contentions about it's absence in some manuscripts date as early as the 300s, including those of Augustine of Hippo who believed that it was deliberately omitted from some manuscripts so as to not encourage adultery; some of the earliest available texts could date from around that time, but more recent textual lineage comparisons deem its existence to date at least as early as manuscripts of the 200s or 100s likely." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BC - AD 30 / 33), also known as Jesus Christ, Yeshua, Yeshu, Jesu and Isa, is the central figure of Christianity, a philosopher and teacher. He is believed to have lived around modern Israel, around 1 AD, and to be the Messiah of ultimate salvation and the Son of God by followers of Christian traditions. Manichaeans, Gnostics, Muslims, Bahá'ís, and others have found prominent places for Jesus in their religions.

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