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John 8:6

Jesus

4 and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”

They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.

7 When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
KJV
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.
WEB
They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
Now they were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have [grounds] to accuse Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing with [His] finger into the ground.
ÅB
Dette sa de for å friste ham, så de kunne få klagemål imot ham. Men Jesus bukket seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.
OTB
De brukte dette spørsmålet for å teste Ham, så de kunne ha grunnlag for å anklage Ham. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på bakken med fingeren.
B1930
Dette sa de for å friste ham, så de kunde få klagemål imot ham. Men Jesus bukket sig ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.

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