Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

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In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.(A) Now what do you say?”

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(A)Now [a]Moses, in the law, commanded us [b]that such should be stoned. But what do You [c]say?”

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:5 M in our law Moses commanded
  2. John 8:5 NU, M to stone such
  3. John 8:5 M adds about her

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.

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They were using this question as a trap,(A) in order to have a basis for accusing him.(B)

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.

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This they said, testing Him, that they (A)might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, [a]as though He did not hear.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:6 NU, M omit as though He did not hear