The Adulterous Woman Properly Understood｜行淫婦人事件的正確理解
Article: https://apologeticspress.org/the-adulterous-woman-1277/
Author: Dave Miller, Ph.D.
Chinese translation and editorial formatting by Joyce, for personal study and sharing.
中文翻譯與編輯排版：Joyce，供個人學習與分享使用。
One of the most misused and misunderstood passages in the Bible is the narrative of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). This passage has often been used to claim that Jesus set aside God’s law and showed unconditional tolerance. Many believe Jesus ignored her sin and simply forgave her, even though the Law required death (Leviticus 20:10).
聖經中最常被誤用與誤解的經文之一，就是約翰福音8章行淫婦人的事件。許多人用這段經文來主張耶穌放棄神的律法、表現出無條件的寬容，甚至認為祂忽略了罪，直接赦免那婦人，儘管律法明確規定她應當被處死（利未記20:10）。
Did Jesus set aside the Law? A careful study reveals at least three key points:
耶穌真的廢掉律法嗎？仔細觀察可以看出三個關鍵點：
First, the Law required at least two witnesses before execution (Deuteronomy 19:15; 17:6). The passage does not clearly present valid witnesses. Without them, execution would be illegal.
第一，律法規定必須有兩個以上見證人才可以處死（申命記19:15；17:6）。這段經文並沒有清楚指出合法見證人，因此處刑在法律上不成立。
Second, the Law required both the man and the woman to be punished (Deuteronomy 22:22). Yet only the woman was brought forward. This shows the situation did not meet the requirements of the Law.
第二，律法規定男女都要一同受刑（申命記22:22），但現場只有女人，男人不見了，顯示這整個指控本身就不符合律法。
Third, Jesus’ statement, “He who is without sin…” was not a prohibition against judgment. Scripture clearly teaches that Christians must make proper judgments (John 7:24; 1 Corinthians 5:12-13; Galatians 6:1).
第三，「你們中間誰是沒有罪的」並不是禁止審判。聖經清楚教導信徒要做正確的判斷（約翰福音7:24；哥林多前書5:12-13；加拉太書6:1）。
What did Jesus mean? He was exposing the hypocrisy of the accusers. They were guilty of the same sin. According to God’s Law, such individuals were not qualified to act as witnesses or carry out punishment.
那麼耶穌的意思是什麼？祂是在揭露這些控告者的假冒為善。他們自己也犯了同樣的罪，因此根本沒有資格作見證人或執行審判。
When the accusers left, Jesus asked if anyone remained to condemn her. With no valid witnesses, legal condemnation could not proceed. Therefore, Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you.”
當控告者離開後，耶穌確認是否還有人能定她的罪。在沒有合法見證人的情況下，法律上無法定罪，因此祂說：「我也不定你的罪。」
However, this did not mean approval. Jesus added, “Go and sin no more.” He did not condemn her legally, but He clearly condemned her sin morally.
但這並不是認同她的罪。耶穌接著說：「不要再犯罪了。」祂沒有在法律上定她的罪，但在道德上清楚地指出她必須停止犯罪。
Jesus upheld the Law perfectly. He never set aside God’s law to show grace. Any interpretation that places grace above obedience to God’s law is false. Law and grace are not in conflict—God’s law remains righteous, and Jesus never violated it.
耶穌完全遵守神的律法。祂從未為了施恩典而廢掉律法。任何把「恩典」放在「順服律法」之上的解釋都是錯誤的。律法與恩典並不衝突，神的律法依然是公義的，而耶穌從未違背它。
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