John 8:6 
Context| NET © | (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against 1 him.) 2 Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. 3 |
| NIV © | They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. |
| 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. |
| NLT © | They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. |
| MSG © | 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. |
| 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. |
| NRSV © | They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. |
| NKJV © | This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. |
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| NET © | (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against 1 him.) 2 Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. 3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “so that they could accuse.” 2 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author of 7:53–8:11. 3 tn Or possibly “Jesus bent down and wrote an accusation on the ground with his finger.” The Greek verb καταγράφω (katagrafw) may indicate only the action of writing on the ground by Jesus, but in the overall context (Jesus’ response to the accusation against the woman) it can also be interpreted as implying that what Jesus wrote was a counteraccusation against the accusers (although there is no clue as to the actual content of what he wrote, some scribes added “the sins of each one of them” either here or at the end of v. 8 [U 264 700 al]). |
