John 8:6 — Compare Translations

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This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They asked this to trap him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse him. Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

They asked this question for a reason. They wanted Jesus to say something wrong, so that they could punish him. But Jesus bent himself down. He started to write on the ground with his finger.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They were saying this to trick Jesus. They wanted to catch him saying something wrong so that they could have a charge against him. But Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger.

This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They said this to trap Jesus, so that they could accuse him. But he bent over and wrote on the ground with his finger.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They asked this to trap Him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him. Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have evidence to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They said this, 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 them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They were trying to trap Jesus with that question. They wanted to have a reason to bring charges against him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.

English NIV

They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English 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.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They were only testing Jesus because they hoped to trap him with his own words and accuse him of breaking the laws of Moses. But Jesus didn’t answer them. Instead he simply bent down and wrote in the dust with his finger.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

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.

English Tyndale 1537

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