John 8:6

ASV Bible

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.

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John 8:6 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 8:6 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 8:6 in DRB →

And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 8:6 in DBT →

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 8:6 in ERV →

And this they said, tempting him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 8:6 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 8:6 in 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 8:6 in 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,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 8:6 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read John 8:6 in WNT →

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.

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John 8:6 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

Primary

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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 8:6 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 8:6 in DRB →

And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 8:6 in DBT →

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 8:6 in ERV →

And this they said, tempting him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 8:6 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 8:6 in 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 8:6 in 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,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 8:6 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read John 8:6 in WNT →

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.

Read John 8:6 in Other Translations

KJV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →