John 8:6 (YLT)

Passage

and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

Nearby Context

John 8:4 they say to him, `Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime--committing adultery,

John 8:5 and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'

John 8:6 and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

John 8:7 and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, `The sinless of you--let him first cast the stone at her;'

John 8:8 and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "trying", "might", "accuse", "jesus", "having", "stooped", and "down". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "trying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "and in the law Moses did command..." into verse 7's "and when they continued asking him having...", so "said" and "trying" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "trying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.