John 8:6 — Bible Verse (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.”
John 8:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 8:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 8:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
John 8:6 — World English Bible
John 8:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
John 8:6 — Young's Literal Translation
John 8:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
John 8:6 — Darby Translation
John 8:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And this they saide to tempt him, that they might haue, whereof to accuse him. But Iesus stouped downe, and with his finger wrote on the groud.”
John 8:6 — Geneva Bible
John 8:6 in Context — John 8
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?
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.
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.
What Does John 8:6 Mean?
John 8:6 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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