John 8:8

Simplified Cowboy Version

He knelt back down and continued writing in the dirt.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

King James Version
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

English Standard Version
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.

New Century Version
Then Jesus bent over again and wrote on the ground.

Amplified Bible
Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground.

Legacy Standard Bible
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

Berean Standard Bible
And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.

Contemporary English Version
Once again he bent over and began writing on the ground.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then he bent down and wrote in the dust again.

Darby Translation
And again stooping down he wrote on the ground.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus stooped down again and wrote on the ground.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And againe hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.

George Lamsa Translation
And again as he bent down, he wrote on the ground.

Good News Translation
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.

Lexham English Bible
And bending down again, he wrote on the ground.

Literal Translation
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.

Bible in Basic English
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.

Hebrew Names Version
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]

Murdock Translation
And, having again stooped down, he wrote on the ground.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.

World English Bible
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.

Weymouth's New Testament
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

New English Translation
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.

New King James Version
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

New Living Translation
Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

New Life Bible
Again He got down and wrote in the dust.

New Revised Standard
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.

Revised Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Mace New Testament (1729)
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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

Contextual Overview

¹Jesus went to Olive Hill, ²but was back at the main church early the next morning. He drew quite a crowd. He sat them all down and taught them how to ride for God's outfit. ³As he was teaching, some seminary professors and a Pharisee brought a woman who had just been caught having sex with a married man. They stood her up in front of the gawking crowd. ⁴"Oh great teacher," they chided, "we caught this woman having sex with a married man. ⁵The code of Moses says to kill her with stones. What say you?" ⁶Jesus knew they were trying to trap him. He said nothing, but stooped down and started writing something in the dust with his finger. ⁷They kept hounding him for an answer, but when he stood up, he said, "Stone her. But only the man who has never sinned, not even once in his entire life, may throw a stone." ⁸He knelt back down and continued writing in the dirt. ⁹The oldest of the woman's accusers walked off first, but soon all of them had gone. Now it was just Jesus and woman standing among the crowd. ¹⁰He finally stood up and looked around. "Where are all your accusers, my lady? Is there no one here to accuse you?"

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Numbers 5:17 - of the dust

Cross-References

Matthew 10:16
I'm sendin' y'all out like steaks to hungry coyotes. Y'all will need to be savvy as horse traders, but innocent as the day you were born.

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.