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let him who is without sin cast the first stone

let him who is without sin cast the first stone phrase: 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).

Phrase

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...

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

alternative formlet he who is without sin cast the first stone
alternative formlet him that is without sin cast the first stone

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

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.”

Questions about let him who is without sin cast the first stone

What does let him who is without sin cast the first stone mean?
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone means 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).
What part of speech is let him who is without sin cast the first stone?
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone is a phrase.

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

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

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