John 8:6

8:6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against ¹  him.) ²  Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. ³ 

John 16:24

16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, ⁴  so that your joy may be complete.

[8:6]  ¹ tn Grk “so that they could accuse.”

[8:6]  ² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author of 7:53–8:11.

[8:6]  ³ tn Or possibly “Jesus bent down and wrote an accusation on the ground with his finger.” The Greek verb καταγράφω (katagrafw) may indicate only the action of writing on the ground by Jesus, but in the overall context (Jesus’ response to the accusation against the woman) it can also be interpreted as implying that what Jesus wrote was a counteraccusation against the accusers (although there is no clue as to the actual content of what he wrote, some scribes added “the sins of each one of them” either here or at the end of v. 8 [U 264 700 al]).

[16:24]  ⁴ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.