John 8:8

8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.

John 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:8

And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
] As before, having said enough to confound them; and yet unwilling to pursue the matter any further, or publicly expose them in any other way; and that they might have an opportunity of withdrawing themselves without any further notice of his, he took this method.

John 8:8 In-Context

6 8:6 Matt. 16:1; 19:3; 22:18, 35; Mark 8:11; 10:2; 12:15; Luke 10:25; 11:16 8:6 See Luke 11:54

7 8:7 Rom. 2:1, 22“Let him who is without sin among you 8:7 Deut. 17:7 be the first to throw a stone at her. ”

8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.

9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

10 “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? ”