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let him who is without sin cast the first stone en · X

Etymology

An allusion to an utterance of Jesus in John 8:7, viz. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”

Meanings

1. Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).
   • The behaviour of our Lord on this occaſion, conſiſting in two things; An Anſwer to the Scribes and Phariſees, and Admonition to the wretched Sinner. His Anſwer to the Scribes and Phariſees is, Let him that is without ſin caſt the firſt ſtone. His Admonition to the Woman, Go and ſin no more. 1710, Richard Lucas, Twenty Four Sermons Preached on Several Occaſions (2nd ed., printed for Benjamin Walford and William Innys at the Princes-Arms in St Paul’s Church-Yard), volume II, sermon VI: “Charity in Cenſuring Sinners”, page 150

Forms

Translations (11)

es el que esté libre de pecado, que tire la primera piedra. (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · pt quem nunca pecou que atire a primeira pedra (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · la qui sine peccato est vestrum primus lapidem mittat (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · nl laat hij die zelf nooit zondigt, de eerste steen maar gooien (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · fr que celui qui n’a jamais … lui jette la première pierre (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · fi joka teistä on synnitön, se heittäköön häntä ensimmäisenä kivellä (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · nl wie zonder zonde is werpe de eerste steen (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · fr que celui qui n'a jamais péché jette la première pierre (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · it chi è senza peccato, scagli la prima pietra (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · pl kto z was jest bez grzechu, niech pierwszy rzuci na nią kamień (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) · bg който от вас е без грях, нека пръв хвърли камък (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others)