John 8:6 - Forerunner Commentary

John 8:6

4 they said to Him, “Teacher,¹ this woman was caught in ^aadultery, in the very act.

5 ^aNow Moses, in the law, commanded us² that such should be stoned. But what do You³ say?”

6 This they said, testing Him, that they ^amight have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger,¹ as though He did not hear.

7 So when they continued asking Him, He¹ raised Himself up and said to them, ^a“He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”

8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9 Then those who heard it, ^abeing convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10 When Jesus had raised Himself up¹ and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers² of yours? Has no one condemned you?”

Verse Comparison: John 8:6

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American Standard Version
And this they said, trying him, that they might have `whereof' to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Amplified® Bible
This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger.

Contemporary English Version
They asked Jesus this question, because they wanted to test him and bring some charge against him. But Jesus simply bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.

Darby English Version
But this they said proving him, that they might have [something] to accuse him [of]. But Jesus, having stooped down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Good News Bible
They said this to trap Jesus, so that they could accuse him. But he bent over and wrote on the ground with his finger.

International Standard Version
They said this to test him, so that they might have a charge against him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.

King James Version
This 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.

New American Standard Bible
They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

New International Version
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.

New King James Version
This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They said this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

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