John 8:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:13

Lord, the hope of Israel, all who abandon you will be put to shame. All who turn away from me will be written in the dirt, for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water.

Luke 10:25

Then  an expert in the law  stood up to test  him, saying, ‘Teacher,  what must I do to inherit eternal life? ’

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees approached him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds? ’

Amos 5:10

They hate the one who convicts the guilty at the city gate, and they despise  the one who speaks with integrity.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;

1 Corinthians 10:9

Let us not test Christ as some of them did  and were destroyed by snakes.

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees  came to test  him, asking, ‘Is it lawful  for a man to divorce  his wife? ’

Mark 8:11

The  Pharisees  came and began to argue with him, demanding of him a sign  from heaven  to test  him.

Matthew 26:63

But  Jesus kept silent.  The high priest said to him, ‘I charge you under oath  by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.’

Matthew 22:35

And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him:

Matthew 22:18

Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, ‘Why are you testing me, hypocrites?

Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees and Sadducees approached,  and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

Matthew 15:23

Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples  approached him and urged him, ‘Send her away because she’s crying out after us.’

Matthew 10:16

‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Amos 5:13

Therefore, those who have insight will keep silent  , at such a time, for the days are evil.

Daniel 5:5

At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand  that was writing,

Proverbs 26:17

A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.

Numbers 14:22

none of the men who have seen my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested me these ten times and did not obey me,

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a young lion   – my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness #– #who dares to rouse him?

John 8:2

At dawn he went to the temple  again, and all the people were coming to him.  He sat down  and began to teach them.

Luke 11:16

And others, as a test,  were demanding of him a sign  from heaven.

Mark 12:15

But knowing their hypocrisy,  he said to them, ‘Why are you testing   me? Bring me a denarius   , to look at.’

Mark 3:2

In order to accuse  him, they were watching him closely  to see whether he would heal  him on the Sabbath.