We do not know what kind of life the adulterous woman had before she was brought before the crowd. We do know she must have had a lot of sorrow because no one commits adultery without some kind of pain in their life. It is difficult to imagine the kind of shame she felt when a gang of men burst in on her in the middle of intimate act. She most likely was led away screaming, crying and kicking. She may have called out the name of the man she was with. He obviously did not help her and may have been in on the conspiracy from the beginning (John 8:1-11).
Sinners should not be treated inhumanely by those who claim to be believers. When fighting sin becomes a greater focus than the compassion for the sinner, we have lost sight of the message of salvation.
