John 8:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

tempting. testing. The temptation was in the word "such", and of two cases they mention the punishment without defining what it was: for the one in Deuteronomy 22:23; Deuteronomy 22:24 (a virgin) the death was stoning; but in the case of. "wife" the punishment was not stoning, but required. special procedure (Numbers 5:11-31, which left the punishment with God.

that = in order that. Greek. hina.

on, &o.. into (Greek eis. App-104.) [the dust of] the earth (App-129.).

John 8:6

6 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.