John 8:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 8:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
They said this to test him, in order to have a charge to bring against him. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Dies aber sagten sie, ihn zu versuchen, auf daß sie etwas hätten, um ihn anzuklagen. Jesus aber bückte sich nieder und schrieb mit dem Finger auf die Erde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas esto decían tentándole, para poder acusarle. Empero Jesús, inclinado hacia abajo, escribía en tierra con el dedo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E isto diziam eles, tentando-o, para que tivessem de que o acusar. Mas inclinando-se Jesus, escrevia com o dedo na terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles diziam isso para prová-Lo, para que tivessem algo para acusá-Lo, mas Jesus, inclinando-Se, começou a escrever no chão com o dedo.
📖 John 8:6 in Context
4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6This 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.
7So 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.
8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
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