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let him that is without sin cast the first stone

let him that is without sin cast the first stone is the alternative form of let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

Meaning of let him who is without sin cast the first stone

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let him who is without sin cast the first stone

  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...

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Let him that is without sin cast the first stone is the alternative form of let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

Words near let him that is without sin cast the first stone in the dictionary

  1. let go
  2. let go and let God
  3. let go by the run
  4. let he who is without sin cast the first stone
  5. let her rip
  6. let him that is without sin cast the first stone
  7. let him who is without sin cast the first stone
  8. let in
  9. let in on
  10. let into
  11. let it all hang out

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