John 8:7

As they stood there. Do they think he is embarrassed? Do they think he has no answer? As they see him tracing figures on the ground, they "close in" for the kill, but Jesus is only giving them "enough rope to hang themselves!" Whichever one of you has committed no sin. What hope is there for the world, when the religious and righteous become even more detestable than the sin they intend to punish! There must be more to this than we are told. He does not declare the woman either guilty or innocent, but with a few words, it is the men on trial here, and not the woman. [Some think Jesus wrote words on the ground, which showed the men he knew their hidden secrets. But we are not told this. Perhaps 2 Peter 2:14 describes their character. It could be they have used this woman themselves.]