And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.
Though Christ was basely abused in the foregoing chapter, both by the rulers and by the people, yet here we have him still at Jerusalem, still in the temple. How often would he have gathered them! Observe, I. His retirement in the evening out of the town (Joh 8:1): He went unto the mount of olives; whether to some friend's house, or to some booth...
Commenting on John 8:1-11
When Jesus had lift himself up,.... From the earth, towards which he stooped, and on which he had been writing: and saw none but the woman; that is, none of those that had brought her there, and had accused her to him: he said unto her, woman, where are those thine accusers?
again he stooped down and wrote--The design of this second stooping and writing on the ground was evidently to give her accusers an opportunity to slink away unobserved by Him, and so avoid an exposure to His eye which they could ill have stood. Accordingly it is added.