I tell ya, would be a great Sunday school open discussion......one's mind could go anywhere....This woman's life was on the line......then just how scared was she----then God knows all, so it is well worth thinking that Jesus knew her heart without her saying a word........but all in all, I had never in the past noticed that forgiveness was given with out any repentance or one asking for forgiveness......her offense was one of being stoned to death for. The Holy Spirit tells us, NOPE, don't do that or HEY MAN !! You really screwed up that one-----I would love to understand how people chugged along before the days of the Holy Spirit-----I know the Holy Spirit was around in the O.T. times, but not instilled in man-kind like N.T. times. MAN !!! Sometimes I don't think there is much hope for me----I get crazy stuff in my mind...lol....