John 8:6

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.

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  • Matt 19:3 : 3 And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
  • Jer 17:13 : 13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
  • Luke 10:25 : 25 And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
  • Eccl 3:7 : 7 A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
  • Luke 20:20-23 : 20 And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler. 21 And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: 22 Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not? 23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
  • Matt 22:35 : 35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
  • Mark 8:11 : 11 And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
  • Mark 10:2 : 2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
  • Mark 12:15 : 15 Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.
  • Luke 11:16 : 16 And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things; 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • Gen 49:9 : 9 Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?
  • Num 14:22 : 22 Because all these men, having seen my glory and the signs which I have done in Egypt and in the waste land, still have put me to the test ten times, and have not given ear to my voice;
  • Ps 38:12-14 : 12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit. 13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth. 14 So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
  • Amos 5:10 : 10 They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.
  • Matt 16:1 : 1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.> I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
  • Prov 26:17 : 17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
  • Dan 5:5 : 5 In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.
  • John 8:2 : 2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

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