John 8:6

A Conservative Version

But they said this, trying him, so that they might have an accusation against him. But Jesus having stooped down, wrote on the ground with his finger, not pretending.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:13

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake thee shall be put to shame. Those who depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken LORD, the fountain of living waters.

Luke 10:25

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?

Matthew 19:3

And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?

Amos 5:10

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks uprightly.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear, and a time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak,

1 Corinthians 10:9

Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.

Mark 10:2

And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.

Mark 8:11

And the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the sky, testing him.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus was silent. And having responded, the high priest said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou are the Christ, the Son of God.

Matthew 22:35

And one of them, a lawyer, questioned, trying him, and saying,

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus having known their wickedness, said, Why do ye tempt me, ye hypocrites?

Matthew 16:1

And the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, testing, demanded him to exhibit to them a sign from the sky.

Matthew 15:23

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.

Matthew 10:16

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

Amos 5:13

Therefore he who is prudent shall keep silence in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Daniel 5:5

In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand came forth, and wrote opposite the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

Proverbs 26:17

He who passes by, [and] meddles with strife not his, [is like] he who takes a dog by the ears.

Numbers 14:22

because all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice,

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a lion's whelp. From the prey, my son, thou have gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him up?

John 8:2

And at early morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. And having sat down, he taught them.

Luke 11:16

And others, challenging, sought from him a sign from the sky.

Mark 12:15

Should we give, or should we not give? But Jesus, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do ye test me? Bring me a denarius, so that I may see it.

Psalm 39:1

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked man is before me.

Mark 3:2

And they watched him whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, so that they might accuse him.