John 8:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They were saying this to trick Jesus. They wanted to catch him saying something wrong so that they could have a charge against him. But Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:13

Lord, you are the hope of Israel. You are like a spring of living water. Those who stop following the Lord will have a very short life.

Luke 10:25

Then an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?”

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees came to Jesus. They tried to make him say something wrong. They asked him, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses?”

Amos 5:10

You hate those prophets, who go to public places and speak against evil, even though they teach good, simple truths.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

There is a time to tear cloth and a time to sew it. There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.

1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test Christ as some of them did. Because of that, they were killed by snakes.

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees came to Jesus and tried to make him say something wrong. They asked him, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife?”

Mark 8:11

The Pharisees came to Jesus and asked him questions. They wanted to test him. So they asked him to do a miracle as a sign from God.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus said nothing. Again the high priest said to Jesus, “You are now under oath. I command you by the power of the living God to tell us the truth. Tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”

Matthew 22:35

Then one of them, an expert in the Law of Moses, asked Jesus a question to test him.

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. So he said, “You hypocrites! Why are you trying to catch me saying something wrong?

Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So they asked him to show them a miracle as a sign from God.

Matthew 15:23

But Jesus did not answer her. So the followers came to him and said, “Tell her to go away. She keeps crying out and will not leave us alone.”

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don’t hurt anyone.

Amos 5:13

At that time wise teachers will be quiet, because it is a bad time.

Daniel 5:5

Suddenly, a person’s hand appeared and began writing on the wall. The fingers scratched words into the plaster on the wall, near the lampstand in the king’s palace. The king was watching the hand as it wrote.

Proverbs 26:17

To step between two people arguing is as foolish as going out into the street and grabbing a stray dog by the ears.

Numbers 14:22

None of the people I led out of Egypt will ever see the land of Canaan. They saw my glory and the great signs that I did in Egypt and in the desert. But they disobeyed me and tested me ten times.

Genesis 49:9

Judah is like a young lion. My son, you are like a lion standing over the animal it killed. Like a lion, Judah lies down to rest, and no one is brave enough to disturb him.

John 8:2

Early in the morning he went back to the Temple area. The people all came to him, and he sat and taught them.

Luke 11:16

Some others there wanted to test Jesus. They asked him to do a miracle as a sign from God.

Mark 12:15

But Jesus knew that these men were really trying to trick him. He said, “Why are you trying to catch me saying something wrong? Bring me a silver coin. Let me see it.”

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will be careful about what I say. I will not let my tongue cause me to sin. I will keep my mouth closed when I am around wicked people.”

Mark 3:2

Some Jews there were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal the man on a Sabbath day. They wanted to see Jesus do something wrong so that they could accuse him.