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John 8:6

Jesus

4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

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.

7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

8 And again he stooped 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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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:13

    O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

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  • Luke 10:25

    And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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  • Psalms 38:12–14

    They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

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  • Ecclesiastes 3:7

    A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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  • Amos 5:10

    They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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  • Matthew 19:3

    The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:9

    Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

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  • Luke 11:53–54

    And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

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