John 8:47
He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
In Context
46Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me?
Cross References
John 6:45And alle men schulen be able for to be tauyt `of God. Ech man that herde of the fadir, and hath lerned, cometh to me.
John 8:37Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you.
John 8:45But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me.
John 17:6Y haue schewid thi name to tho men, whiche thou hast youun to me of the world; thei weren thine, and thou hast youun hem to me, and thei han kept thi word.
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 →