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John 8:6

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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.

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John 8:6 in other translations

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.

John 8:6 · American Standard Version

John 8:6 in context

  1. 4they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
  2. 5Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. What then do you say about her?”
  3. 6They 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.
  4. 7But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.”
  5. 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.