John 8:43

Whi knowen ye not my speche? for ye moun not here my word.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

42But Jhesus seith to hem, If God were youre fadir, sotheli ye schulden loue me; for Y passide forth of God, and cam; for nether Y cam of my silf, but he sente me.

44Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it.

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Cross References

John 5:43Y cam in the name of my fadir, and ye token not me. If another come in his owne name, ye schulen resseyue hym.

John 7:17If ony man wole do his wille, he schal knowe of the techyng, whethir it be of God, or Y speke of my silf.

John 12:39Therfor thei myyten not bileue, for eft Ysaye seide,

Matthew Henry on John 8:39-48

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even… Read the whole commentary →

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