John 8:45 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.”

John 8:45 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 8:45 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 8:45 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me.”

John 8:45 — World English Bible

John 8:45 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

John 8:45 — American Standard Version

John 8:45 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me.”

John 8:45 — Young's Literal Translation

John 8:45 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and because I speak the truth, ye do not believe me. ”

John 8:45 — Darby Translation

John 8:45 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And because I tell you the trueth, yee beleeue me not.”

John 8:45 — Geneva Bible

John 8:45 in Context — John 8

43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

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.

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

47 He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

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What Does John 8:45 Mean?

John 8:45 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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