John 8:6

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.

Cross References

Genesis 49:9

Judah is like a lion, Killing his victim and returning to his den, Stretching out and lying down. No one dares disturb him.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will be careful about what I do and will not let my tongue make me sin; I will not say anything while evil people are near.”

Proverbs 26:17

Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

the time for tearing and the time for mending, the time for silence and the time for talk.

Jeremiah 17:13

Lord, you are Israel's hope; all who abandon you will be put to shame. They will disappear like names written in the dust, because they have abandoned you, the Lord, the spring of fresh water.

Daniel 5:5

Suddenly a human hand appeared and began writing on the plaster wall of the palace, where the light from the lamps was shining most brightly. And the king saw the hand as it was writing.

Amos 5:10

You people hate anyone who challenges injustice and speaks the whole truth in court.

Amos 5:13

And so, keeping quiet in such evil times is the smart thing to do!

Numbers 14:22

none of these people will live to enter that land. They have seen the dazzling light of my presence and the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, but they have tried my patience over and over again and have refused to obey me.

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

Matthew 15:23

But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, “Send her away! She is following us and making all this noise!”

Matthew 16:1

Some Pharisees and Sadducees who came to Jesus wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle for them, to show that God approved of him.

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him by asking, “Does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife for whatever reason he wishes?”

Matthew 22:18

Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, “You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?

Matthew 22:35

and one of them, a teacher of the Law, tried to trap him with a question.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus kept quiet. Again the High Priest spoke to him, “In the name of the living God I now put you under oath: tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him. “Tell us,” they asked, “does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife?”

Mark 12:15

But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, “Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it.”

Mark 3:2

Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath.

Mark 8:11

Some Pharisees came to Jesus and started to argue with him. They wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.

Luke 10:25

A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”

Luke 11:16

Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.

John 8:2

Early the next morning he went back to the Temple. All the people gathered around him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

1 Corinthians 10:9

We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did—and they were killed by snakes.