Neville Goddard on John 8:1-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

9And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

John 8:1-11

Biblical Context

In this passage, Jesus resists the crowd's judgment, forgives the woman, and invites the accusers to examine their own sin. The scene ends with mercy that frees and commands a new conduct: sin no more.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the temple of your mind, the scene is a vivid allegory of your inner state. The crowd and the woman represent thoughts of accusation and guilt arising within you. Jesus—the I AM in you—refuses to condemn, inviting you to witness without making stones of judgment. When you insist on being without sin, you keep fear alive; when you listen to the inner voice that says, ‘Let the one without sin cast the first stone,’ you allow the past to crumble. The act of writing on the ground is the discipline of attention—turning from external noise to the truth of your being. As the accusers dissolve, you stand with the Presence, realizing condemnation never originated in you, only in a dream of separation. Then the charge to the woman—‘go and sin no more’—becomes a directive to shift your state of consciousness. Forgiveness arises as you align with the I AM, and a new life begins from within, not from outward reform.

Practice This Now

Assume the state 'I am the I AM; there is no condemnation in me' and feel it real now; throughout the day, revise your self-image to this wholeness and act from that inner peace.