John 8:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

They asked Jesus this question, because they wanted to test him and bring some charge against him. But Jesus simply bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:13

You are a spring of water giving Israel life and hope. But if the people reject what you have told me, they will be swept away like words written in dust.

Luke 10:25

An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to have eternal life?”

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. They came up to him and asked, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

Amos 5:10

You people hate judges and honest witnesses;

Ecclesiastes 3:7

for tearing and sewing, listening and speaking.

1 Corinthians 10:9

And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes.

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. So they came up to him and asked if it was right for a man to divorce his wife.

Mark 8:11

The Pharisees came out and started an argument with Jesus. They wanted to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus did not answer. So the high priest said, “With the living God looking on, you must tell the truth. Are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”

Matthew 22:35

One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking,

Matthew 22:18

Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, “Why are you trying to test me? You show-offs!

Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tried to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

Matthew 15:23

Jesus did not say a word. But the woman kept following along and shouting, so his disciples came up and asked him to send her away.

Matthew 10:16

I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Amos 5:13

Times are so evil that anyone with good sense will keep quiet.

Daniel 5:5

Suddenly a human hand was seen writing on the plaster wall of the palace. The hand was just behind the lampstand, and the king could see it writing.

Proverbs 26:17

It's better to take hold of a mad dog by the ears than to take part in someone else's argument.

Numbers 14:22

I swear that not one of these Israelites will enter the land I promised to give their ancestors. These people have seen my power in Egypt and in the desert, but they will never see Canaan. They have disobeyed and tested me too many times.

Genesis 49:9

My son, you are a lion ready to eat your victim! You are terribly fierce; no one will bother you.

John 8:2

Then early the next morning he went to the temple. The people came to him, and he sat down and started teaching them.

Luke 11:16

Others wanted to put Jesus to the test. So they asked him to show them a sign from God.

Mark 12:15

Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”

Psalm 39:1

I told myself, “I'll be careful not to sin by what I say, and I'll muzzle my mouth when evil people are near.”

Mark 3:2

The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.