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John 8:45

43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!

46 Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

47 Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
KJV
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
WEB
But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me.
ASV
But because I say the truth, ye believe me not.
DARBY
and because I speak the truth, ye do not believe me.
BLB
But because I speak the truth, you⁺ do not believe Me!
ÅB
Men meg tror dere ikke, fordi jeg sier dere sannheten.
OTB
Men fordi Jeg taler sannheten, tror dere ikke på Meg!
B1930
Men mig tror I ikke, fordi jeg sier eder sannheten.

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Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 4:3–4

    For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

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  • John 7:7

    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

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  • John 18:37

    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:10

    and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

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  • John 3:19–20

    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

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  • Galatians 4:16

    Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

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