Berean Standard Bible
“They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.”
Teachers of the law and Pharisees bring a woman caught in adultery to Jesus in the temple courts. They try to trap Him into contradicting Moses or Rome.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
World English Bible (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.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Young's Literal Translation (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,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Mas esto decían tentándole, para poder acusarle. Empero Jesús, inclinado hacia abajo, escribía en tierra con el dedo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Ellos le estaban poniendo una trampa al hacerle esa pregunta, para así tener de qué acusarlo. Pero Jesús se inclinó y comenzó a escribir en el suelo con su dedo.
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