8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, 1 until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
1 tn Or “beginning from the eldest.”
2 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
3 tn Or “it remains only a single kernel.”
4 tn Or “bears.”
5 tn Grk “much fruit.”