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NASB | John 8:8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:8 Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground. |
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Bible Note: There is no answer, only speculation. Many think Jesus may have wrote a scriptural reference to "judge not lest you too be judged." Reason? Jesus had just replied, "He who is without sin cast the first stone." Actually, Jesus could have "just be dottling." Here's some furture insight: Jesus Forgives a Woman Taken in Adultery This story, beloved for its revelation of God's mercy toward sinners, is found only in John. It was almost certainly not part of John's original Gospel. The NIV separates this passage off from the rest of the Gospel with the note, "The earliest and most reliable manuscripts and other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53--8:11." That is, the earliest Greek manuscripts, the earliest translations and the earliest church fathers all lack reference to this story. Furthermore, some manuscripts place it at other points within John (after 7:36, 7:44 or 21:25), others include it in the Gospel of Luke (placing it after Luke 21:38), and many manuscripts have marks that indicate the scribes "were aware that it lacked satisfactory credentials" (Metzger 1994:189). Furthermore, it contains many expressions that are more like those in the Synoptic Gospels than those in John. It appears to have been a well-known story, one of many that circulated orally from the beginning yet that none of the Gospel writers were led to include. But some in the later church thought this one was too good to leave out. The controversy with the teachers of the law and the Pharisees (v. 3) is similar to stories found in the Synoptics, as is the theme of God's mercy mediated by Jesus. |