The Woman Caught in Adultery
John 8:8
Why translations differ here
The woman caught in adultery: part of John? The story of the woman caught in adultery is accepted as Scripture by the Catholic Church, printed in the Orthodox Church's Greek text and in Protestant Bibles, and has been read in worship since at least the fifth century; scholars of every tradition call it a genuinely ancient story about Jesus.
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
- KJV
- And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
- WEB
- Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
- ASV
- And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
- LSV
- and again having stooped down, He was writing on the ground,
- YLT
- and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,
- DBY
- And again stooping down he wrote on the ground.
- DRC
- And again stooping down, he wrote on the ground.
- GNV
- And againe hee stouped downe, and wrote on the ground.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ πάλιν κατακύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν (“And again being stooped low He was writing on the ground”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of κατακύψας: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: κάτω κύψας.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ πάλιν κάτω κύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν.
- RP2018
- Καὶ πάλιν κάτω κύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ πάλιν κάτω κύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν.
- SCR1894
- και παλιν κατω κυψας εγραφεν εις την γην
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