8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, 1 until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 8:10 Jesus stood up straight 2 and said to her, “Woman, 3 where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 8:11 She replied, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]] 4
1 tn Or “beginning from the eldest.”
2 tn Or “straightened up.”
3 sn Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used in English in different regions.
3 tc The earliest and best