John 8:8
New International Version
Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

New Living Translation
Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

English Standard Version
And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.

Berean Standard Bible
And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.

Berean Literal Bible
And again having stooped down, He continued to write on the ground.

King James Bible
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

New King James Version
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

New American Standard Bible
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

NASB 1995
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

NASB 1977
And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

Legacy Standard Bible
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

Amplified Bible
Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.

American Standard Version
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And stooping down again, he wrote on the ground.

Contemporary English Version
Once again he bent over and began writing on the ground.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And again stooping down, he wrote on the ground.

English Revised Version
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.

Good News Translation
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.

International Standard Version
Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.

Literal Standard Version
and again having stooped down, He was writing on the ground,

Majority Standard Bible
And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.

New American Bible
Again he bent down and wrote on the ground.

NET Bible
Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.

New Revised Standard Version
And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground.

New Heart English Bible
Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Webster's Bible Translation
And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

Weymouth New Testament
Then He leant forward again, and again began to write on the ground.

World English Bible
Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Young's Literal Translation
and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Woman Caught in Adultery
7When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.” 8And again He bent down and wrote on the ground. 9When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.…

Cross References
John 8:7
When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her."

John 8:9
When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.


Treasury of Scripture

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John 8
1. Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.
12. He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine;
31. promises freedom to those who believe;
33. answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham;
48. answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity;
59. and slips away from those who would stone him.














(8) And wrote on the ground.--The Cambridge MS. inserts, "with His finger," as in John 8:6. The repeated action repeats His determination to avoid the office of judge. He has answered them, and He leaves His answer to do its work. There is a law written in their hearts, and this, while He now writes on the ground, is convicting them.

There is a strange addition at the end of the verse, in one of the older MSS. of this section, showing how men have tried to give a definite meaning to the action of writing. It reads, "and wrote on the ground the sin of each one of them."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

again
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.

He bent down
κάτω¦κύψας (katō¦kypsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2955: To bend, stoop down, bow the head. Probably from the base of kuma; to bend forward.

[and] wrote
ἔγραφεν (egraphen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

on
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ground.
γῆν (gēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.


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