About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

John 8:1-59 Who Is Without Sin Should Cast the First Stone

 

Who Is Without Sin Should Cast the First Stone

John 8:1-59          The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks]

Jesus went to the Mount of Olives, [a.k.a. Olivet.] And early in the morning, [Jesus went] again into the temple, & all the people came to Him. And [Jesus] sat down, & taught them. And the Pharisees, & scribes brought a woman to Him, [caught] in [the act of] adultery. 

And when they had [put] her in the [middle,] they said to [Jesus,] Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] this woman was taken in the very act [of] adultery. Now, Moses commanded us, in the Law, that such should be stoned. But what [do] You [say?] They said this, [testing Jesus, so] that they might have [something with which] to accuse Him. 

But Jesus stooped down, & wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He [didn't] hear them. So, when they continued asking [Jesus,] He lifted Himself up, & said to them, He, [who] among you is without sin, let him first cast a stone at her. And again, [Jesus] stooped down, & wrote on the ground. 

And [those, who] heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out 1 by 1, beginning with the eldest, even [until] the last. And Jesus was left alone, & the woman [was] standing in the [middle.] 

When Jesus had lifted Himself up, & saw [no one,] but the woman, [Jesus] said to her, Woman, where are those [of] your accusers? [Has] no man condemned you? She said, Lord, no man.

And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn you. Go, & sin no more. [John 12:47 And if any man [hears] My Words, & [doesn't] believe, I [don't] judge him. For I [didn't] come to judge the world, but to save the world.

*Then, Jesus [spoke] again to them, saying, I Am the Light of the world. He, [who follows] Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light [that leads to eternal] Life. [Isaiah 9:2 *The people, [who] walked in darkness have seen a great Light. The Light [has] shined upon, [those, who] dwell in the land of the shadow of death.]

Therefore, the Pharisees said to [Jesus,] You [bear] record, [a.k.a. testify] of Yourself; & Your record isn't true. Jesus answered & said to them, Though I [testify] of Myself, [still] My record is True. For I know [from where] I came, & [where] I go. But you can't tell [from where] I [came], & [where] I go. 

You judge [according] to the flesh. I judge no man. And [still] if I judge, My judgment is True; for I Am not alone, but the Father, [Who] sent Me, & I. [John 10:30 My Father & I are One.]

It is also written in your Law, that the testimony of 2 men is true. I Am 1, Who [bears] witness, [a.k.a. testifies,] of Myself, & the Father, [Who] sent me, [testifies] of Me.

[John 5:37-38 And the Father, [Who] sent Me, Himself, [has testified] of Me. You neither have heard His voice at any time, nor seen His [image.] And you [don't] believe [in] Him, Whom He [has] sent, [because you] [don't] have His Word [living within] you.

Then, they said to [Jesus,] Where is Your Father? Jesus answered, You neither know Me, nor My Father. If you had known Me, you should have known My Father also. [John 14:6-7 Jesus [said] to them, I Am the Way, The Truth, & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me. If you had known Me, you should have known My Father, [too.] And from [now on,] you know Him, & have seen Him.] 

Jesus [spoke] these words in the treasury, as He taught in the temple. And no man laid hands on, [a.k.a. seized,] Him: for His hour [hadn't] come yet. *Then, Jesus said again to them, I go [on] My way, & shall seek Me, & shall die in your sins. [Where] I go, you can't come. 

Then, the Jews said, Will He kill Himself? Because He [said,] [Where] I go, you can't come. [Hosea 5:6 *They shall go with their flocks & their herds to seek the Lord. But they shall not find Him; [because] He has withdrawn Himself from them.] 

And [Jesus] said to them, You are from [below;] & I Am from above. You are of this world; & I Am not of this world. [John 3:31 He, [Who comes] from above, is above all. He, [who] is of the earth, is earthly, & [speaks about] the earth. He, [Who comes] from heaven, is above all.] 

[That's why,] I said to you, that you shall die in your sins. For if you [don't] believe that I Am He, you shall die in your sins. [John 3:17-20 For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world might be saved through Him. He, [who] believes [in] Him isn't condemned. 

But he, [who doesn't believe] is already condemned, because he [hasn't] believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation: that Light [has] come into the world, & men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone, [who does] [what is] evil, [hates] the Light, & neither comes to the Light, lest his deeds should be [chatised.

Then, they said to [Jesus,] Who [are] You? And Jesus [said,] to them, Even the same, [as] I said to you from the beginning. [John 4:25-26 The [Samaritan] woman [said] to [Jesus,] I know that [the] [Messiah comes, Who] is called Christ. When He [comes,] He will tell us all things. Jesus [said] to her, I, [Who] speak to you, Am He.]

I have many things to say & to judge [about] you. But He, [Who] sent Me is True. And I speak to the world, those things, [that] I have heard [from] Him. They [didn't understand] that [Jesus spoke] to them [about] the Father. 

Then, Jesus said to them, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you shall know that I Am He, & that I do nothing [by] Myself. But I speak these things [like] My Father has taught Me. The Father has not left Me alone, & He, [Who] sent Me, is with Me. 

For I always do those things that please Him. [John 9:4-5 I must work, [a.k.a. do,] the works, [a.k.a. Miracles,] of Him, [Who] sent Me, while it is day. The night [comes,] when no man can work. As long as I Am in the world, I Am the Light of the world.

As [Jesus spoke] these Words, many believed [in] Him. Then, Jesus said to those Jews, [who] believed [in] Him, If you continue in My Word, then you are indeed My disciples. And you shall know the Truth, [John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, & dwelt, [a.k.a. lived,] among us, (and we [saw] His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace & Truth.] 

They answered [Jesus,] We [are] Abraham's seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] & were never in bondage to any man. How [do] You [say,] You shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Very, truly,] I say to you, [Whoever commits] sin is the servant, [a.k.a. slave,] of sin. And the servant [doesn'remain] in the house forever: but the Son [always remains.] 

Therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall indeed be free. [Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned, & come short of the glory of God; being freely justified by [God's] grace through the Redemption that is [through] Christ Jesus, Whom God [has sent out] to be [an atonement] through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission, [a.k.a. forgiveness,] of past sins, through the [patience] of God.]

*I know you are Abraham's [descendants;] but you seek to kill Me, because My Word has no place [within] you. [Matthew 26:14-16 *Then, 1 of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, & said to them, What will you give me, & I will deliver [Jesus] to you? And they [contracted] with [Judas] for 30 pieces of silver. And from that time, [Judas] sought [an] opportunity to betray [Jesus.] 

I speak [what] I have seen with My Father, & you do [what] you have seen with your father. [John 5:30 I can do nothing of [My] Ownself. I judge, [like] I hear, & My judgment is just, [a.k.a. fair,] because I [don't] seek [My] Own will, but the will of the Father, [Who] has sent Me.

They answered, & said to [Jesus,] Abraham is our father. Jesus [said] to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works, [a.k.a. deeds,] of Abraham. *But you now seek to kill Me, a Man, [Who has] told you the Truth, which I have heard [from] God. Abraham didn't [do] this.  

[Mark 12:12-13 *And they sought to lay hold on, [a.k.a. seize,] Him, but feared the people. For they knew that [Jesus] had spoken the parable against them. And they left [Jesus,] & went [on] their way. And they [sent] to [Jesus] certain Pharisees & Herodidians, to catch [Jesus] in His Words.] 

You do the deeds of your father. Then, they said to [Jesus,] we aren't born of fornication, [a.k.a. adultery.] We have 1 Father, even God. Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me. For I proceeded, [a.k.a. originated] & came from God. [Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion, [a.k.a. dominance,] over the: fish of the sea; [birds] of the air; the cattle, [a.k.a. livestock,] & over all the earth, & over every creeping thing that [creeps] on the earth.] 

Neither [did] I [come from] Myself, but He, [Who] sent Me. [John 16:27-28 For the Father, Himself [loves] you, because you have loved Me, & have believed that I came [forth] from God. I came forth from the Father & Am come into the world, & I leave the world again, & go to the Father.

Why don't you understand My speech? [It's] even because you can't hear My Word. [John 7:17-18 If any man will do [God's] will, he shall know [what I teach] [from] the doctrine, whether it [is from] God, or whether I speak of Myself. He, [who] speaks of himself, [seeks] his own glory. But He, [Who seeks] His glory [of Him, Who] sent Him, the same is True, & no unrighteousness is in Him.

You are [from] your father, the devil, & you will do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, & [didn't live] in the Truth, because there was no Truth [within] him. When he [speaks] a lie, he speaks of his [ownself,] for he is a liar, & the father of [lies.] 

[Revelation 12:9-11 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] called the Devil, & Satan [that deceives] the whole world. He & his angels [were] cast out into the earth. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now, Salvation, strength, & the Kingdom of our God, & the power of His Christ [have] come. For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, [that] accused them before our God day & night. And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, & by the Word of their testimony, & they [didn't] love their lives, [a.k.a. they risked their lives, until] death.]

And because I tell you the Truth, you [don't] believe Me. Which of you [convicts] Me of sin? And if I say the Truth, why [don't] you believe Me? [John 1:17 For the Law was given by Moses, but grace & Truth came [through] Jesus.] 

He, [Who] is [from] God, [hears] God's Words. [That's why] you [don't] hear them,] because you aren't of God. Then, the Jews answered & said to [Jesus,] [Don't] we say [correctly] that You [are] a Samaritan, & have a [demon?] [John 10:20 And many of them said, He [has] a [demon,] & is [insane.] Why [do] you hear Him?] 

Jesus answered, I [don't] have a [demon;] & you [dishonor] Me, but I [honor] My Father. And I [don't] seek [My] Own glory. There is One, [Who seeks] [glory] & [judges.] [Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be [within] you, which was also in Christ Jesus, Who, being in the [image] of God, thought it not [a crime] to be equal with God. 

But made Himself of no reputation, [a.k.a. humble,] & took upon [Himself] the [image] of a servant, & was made in the likeness of men. And being found in the [image like] a Man, He humbled Himself, & became obedient [until] death, even the death [on] the cross.]

[Very, truly] I say to you, If a man [keeps] My [sayings,] he shall never see death. [John 5:24 [Very, truly,] I say to you, He, [who hears] My Word, & [believes in] Him, [Who] sent Me, [has] everlasting Life, & shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto Life.

Then, the Jews said to [Jesus,] Now, we know that You [have] a [demon.] Abraham, & the prophets [are] dead, & You [say,] If a man [keeps] My [savings,] he shall never taste of death. [Hebrews 11:13 In faith, these all died, not having received the promises, but having seen [they were yet to come,] & were persuaded [by] them, & embraced them. And confessed that they were strangers, & pilgrims, [a.k.a. travelers,] on the earth.]

[Are] You greater than our [forefather,] Abraham, & the prophets [who are] dead? Whom [do You] [make] Yourself [out to be?] Jesus answered, If I [honor] Myself, My [honor] is nothing. It is My Father, [Who honors] Me, of Whom you say, that He is your God. [Still,] you haven't known Him, but I know Him. 

And if I should say, I [don't] know Him, I shall be a liar, [similar] to you. But I know Him, & keep His [sayings.] [John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you shall [remain] in My love. Even [like] I have kept My Father's commandments & [remain] in His love.] 

Your [forefather,] Abraham, rejoiced to see My day. And he saw it, & was glad. [Exodus 3:14-15 And God said to Moses, I Am that I Am. And [God] said, You shall say [this] to the children, [a.k.a. people] of Israel, I Am [has] sent me to you. And God [additionally] said to Moses, You shall say to the [people] of Israel, The Lord God of your [forefathers:] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, & the God of Jacob, [has] sent me to you. This is My Name forever, & this is My memorial [for] all generations.] 

Then, the Jews said to [Jesus,] You [aren't] 50 years old yet, & [have] You seen Abraham? Jesus said to them, [Very, truly,] I say to you, Before Abraham was, I Am. [Colossians 1:17 And He [was] before all things, & all things consist, [a.k.a. exist] by Him.] 

Then, they took up stones to [throw] at [Jesus,] but Jesus hid Himself, & went out of the temple, going through the [middle] of them, & passed by [like this.]