John 8:45

American Standard Version (1901)

But because I say the truth, ye believe me not.

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  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
  • John 18:37 : 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
  • Gal 4:16 : 16 So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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    46Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?

    47He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.

  • John 8:37-44
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    37I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

    38I speak the things which I have seen with [my] Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from [your] father.

    39They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

    40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

    41Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.

    42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.

    43Why do ye not understand my speech? [Even] because ye cannot hear my word.

    44Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth 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 thereof.

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    25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me.

    26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.

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    38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not.

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    16So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?

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    21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

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    23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

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    25They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.

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    37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

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    55and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.

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    32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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    27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.