King James Version (KJV)
John 8:44
“‹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.›”
Verse in context — John 8
Jesus said unto them, ‹If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.›
‹Why do ye not understand my speech?› [even] ‹because ye cannot hear my word.›
‹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.›
‹And because I tell› [you] ‹the truth, ye believe me not.›
‹Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?›
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