and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

Then He leant forward again, and again began to write on the ground.

But the rest of the disciples came in the small boat (for they were not far from land--only about a hundred yards off)