John 8:45
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
John 8:45 in other translations
| BSB | But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! |
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| WEB | But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me. |
| ASV | But because I say the truth, ye believe me not. |
| YLT | ‘And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me. |
| DARBY | and because I speak the truth, ye do not believe me. |
| BBE | But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me. |
| Webster | And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. |
What does John 8:45 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 8:45-47
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 8:41-47
Satan prompts men to excesses by which they murder themselves and others, while what he puts into the mind tends to ruin men's souls. He is the great promoter of falsehood of every kind. He is a liar, all his temptations are carried on by his calling evil good, and good evil, and promising freedom in sin. He is the author of all lies; whom liars resemble and obey, with whom all liars shall have their portion for…
John 8:45 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 8:45
- 2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
- John 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- John 18:37
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
- John 3:19-20
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- Galatians 4:16
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
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Context
- John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- John 8:45
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
- John 8:46
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
John 8:45 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y porque yo digo verdad, no me creéis. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais moi, parce que je dis la vérité, vous ne me croyez pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Weil ich aber die Wahrheit sage, glaubet ihr mir nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego autem si veritatem dico, non creditis mihi. |