John 8:6 | |
NASB: They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. (NASB ©1995) GWT: They asked this to test him. They wanted to find a reason to bring charges against him. Jesus bent down and used his finger to write on the ground. (GOD'S WORD®) 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. ASV: 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. BBE: 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. DBY: 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. WEY: They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground. WBS: 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. WEB: 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. YLT: 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, | |
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