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John 8:8
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.
Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.
King James Version (1611)
And againe, hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.
And againe, hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.
King James Version
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
English Standard Version
And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.
And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.
New American Standard Bible
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
New Century Version
Then Jesus bent over again and wrote on the ground.
Then Jesus bent over again and wrote on the ground.
Amplified Bible
Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground.
Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground.
Legacy Standard Bible
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
Berean Standard Bible
And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
Contemporary English Version
Once again he bent over and began writing on the ground.
Once again he bent over and began writing on the ground.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he bent down and wrote in the dust again.
Then he bent down and wrote in the dust again.
Darby Translation
And again stooping down he wrote on the ground.
And again stooping down he wrote on the ground.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus stooped down again and wrote on the ground.
Then Jesus stooped down again and wrote on the ground.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And againe hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.
And againe hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.
George Lamsa Translation
And again as he bent down, he wrote on the ground.
And again as he bent down, he wrote on the ground.
Good News Translation
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.
Lexham English Bible
And bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
And bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
Literal Translation
And bending down again, He wrote in the earth.
And bending down again, He wrote in the earth.
American Standard Version
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
Hebrew Names Version
Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
International Standard Version
Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.on the ground the sins of each one of them">[fn]
Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.on the ground the sins of each one of them">[fn]
Murdock Translation
And, having again stooped down, he wrote on the ground.
And, having again stooped down, he wrote on the ground.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And agayne he stowped downe, and wrote on the grounde.
And agayne he stowped downe, and wrote on the grounde.
English Revised Version
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
World English Bible
Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then stooping down again, he wrote an the ground.
Then stooping down again, he wrote an the ground.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then He leant forward again, and again began to write on the ground.
Then He leant forward again, and again began to write on the ground.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And eft he bowide hym silf, and wroot in the erthe.
And eft he bowide hym silf, and wroot in the erthe.
Webster's Bible Translation
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
New English Translation
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.
New King James Version
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
New Living Translation
Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.
Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.
New Life Bible
Again He got down and wrote in the dust.
Again He got down and wrote in the dust.
New Revised Standard
And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground.
And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible
And again stooping down, he wrote on the ground.
And again stooping down, he wrote on the ground.
Revised Standard Version
And once more he bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
And once more he bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And agayne he stouped doune and wrote on ye grounde.
And agayne he stouped doune and wrote on ye grounde.
Young's Literal Translation
and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,
and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he stouped downe agayne, and wrote vpon the grounde.
And he stouped downe agayne, and wrote vpon the grounde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then stooping down again, he wrote on the ground.
then stooping down again, he wrote on the ground.
THE MESSAGE
To Throw the Stone Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them. The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, "Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?" They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, "The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone." Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt.
To Throw the Stone Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them. The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, "Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?" They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, "The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone." Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt.
Simplified Cowboy Version
He knelt back down and continued writing in the dirt.
He knelt back down and continued writing in the dirt.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
Contextual Overview
1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation; 4 And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation. 5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it? 6 They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger. 7 But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her. 8 And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor. 9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him. 10 Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Numbers 5:17 - of the dust
Cross-References
Genesis 8:10
And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;
And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;
Genesis 8:11
And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.
And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.
Genesis 8:12
And after seven days more, he sent the dove out again, but she did not come back to him.
And after seven days more, he sent the dove out again, but she did not come back to him.
Song of Solomon 1:15
See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove.
See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove.
Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Matthew 10:16
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. As before, having said enough to confound them; and yet unwilling to pursue the matter any further, or publicly expose them in any other way; and that they might have an opportunity of withdrawing themselves without any further notice of his, he took this method.
