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 8:6 - 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger. American Standard Version (1901) And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. Common English Bible They said this to test him, because they wanted a reason to bring an accusation against him. Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. Catholic Public Domain Version But they were saying this to test him, so that they might be able to accuse him. Then Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground. |
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?
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.
a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;
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.
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,
They hate the one who convicts the guilty at the city gate, and they despise the one who speaks with integrity.
Therefore, those who have insight will keep silent , at such a time, for the days are evil.
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,
‘Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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.’
The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Some Pharisees approached him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds? ’
Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, ‘Why are you testing me, hypocrites?
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.’
Some Pharisees came to test him, asking, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? ’
But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, ‘Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius , to look at.’
In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath.
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding of him a sign from heaven to test him.
Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, ‘Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ’
At dawn he went to the temple again, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began to teach them.
Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.