44 (A)You are of (B)your father the devil, and (C)you want to do the desires of your father. (D)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (E)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [a]a lie, he (F)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [b]lies.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:44 Lit the lie
  2. John 8:44 Lit it

44 You belong to your father, the devil,(A) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(B) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(C)

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The one who says, “(A)I have come to (B)know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a (C)liar, and (D)the truth is not in him;

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Whoever says, “I know him,”(A) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.(B)

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