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.

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.

Ελεγον δε τουτο δοκιμαζοντες αυτον, δια να εχωσι ινα κατηγορωσιν αυτον. Ο δε Ιησους κυψας κατω, εγραφε δια του δακτυλου εις την γην.

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.