Verse 6

They said this to test him, so they might have grounds to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with his finger.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, for at de skulle ha noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    De sa dette for å sette ham på prøve og finne en anledning til å anklage ham.

  • Norsk King James

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, så de kunne finne noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på bakken med fingeren, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De sa dette for å sette ham på prøve, slik at de kunne få noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Dette sa de for å friste ham, så de kunne få noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, så de kunne anklage ham. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på jorden med fingeren.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Dette sa de for å prøve ham, så de kunne ha noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på bakken med fingeren, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Dette sa de for å friste ham og få anledning til å anklage ham. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på bakken, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Dette sa de for å friste ham, slik at de kunne få noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på jorden med fingeren, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Dette sa de for å friste ham, slik at de kunne få noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på jorden med fingeren, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, så de kunne finne noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Dette sa de for å prøve ham, så de kunne anklage ham. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Men de sagde dette for at forsøge ham, at de kunde have Noget at anklage ham for. Men Jesus bukkede sig ned og skrev med Fingeren paa Jorden.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, slik at de kunne få noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden, som om han ikke hørte dem.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    They said this trying him, that they might have something to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he did not hear them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    De sa dette for å prøve ham, så de kunne finne noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på bakken med fingeren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, så de kunne anklage ham. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev på bakken med fingeren.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Dette sa de for å sette ham på prøve, slik at de kunne ha noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på bakken.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    De sa dette for å sette ham på prøve, så de kunne få noe å anklage ham for. Men Jesus bøyde seg ned og skrev med fingeren på jorden.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And this they sayde to tempt him: that they myght have wherof to accuse him. Iesus stouped doune and with his fynger wrote on the grounde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This they sayde, to tempte him, that they might haue wherof to accuse him. But Iesus stouped downe, and wrote with his fynger vpo the grounde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And this they saide to tempt him, that they might haue, whereof to accuse him. But Iesus stouped downe, & with his finger wrote on the groud.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This they sayde to tempte hym, that they myght accuse hym. But Iesus stowped downe, and with his fynger wrote on the grounde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 19:3 : 3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
  • Jer 17:13 : 13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away from You will be written in the earth, for they have abandoned the fountain of living water, the LORD.
  • Luke 10:25 : 25 And behold, an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, 'Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
  • Eccl 3:7 : 7 A time to tear and a time to mend; a time to be silent and a time to speak.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes.
  • Luke 20:20-23 : 20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. 21 So they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth. 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?' 23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?'
  • Matt 22:35 : 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,
  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."
  • Mark 8:11 : 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.
  • Mark 10:2 : 2 Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'
  • Mark 12:15 : 15 But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, 'Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it.'
  • Luke 11:16 : 16 Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things, 54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.
  • Gen 49:9 : 9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
  • Num 14:22 : 22 none of those who saw my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times,
  • Ps 38:12-14 : 12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off. 13 Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to harm me speak of ruin and plot deception all day long. 14 But I am like a deaf man who does not hear, and like a mute man who cannot open his mouth.
  • Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  • Matt 16:1 : 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.
  • Prov 26:17 : 17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is someone who meddles in a quarrel not their own.
  • Dan 5:5 : 5 At that very moment, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
  • John 8:2 : 2 Early in the morning, he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began teaching them.