John 8:43-45 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:33-46

(5) The offer of spiritual freedom to the seed of Abraham provoked bitter hostility and misapprehension. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:37-47

The spiritual parentage of the faithless Jews. Jesus does not deny their legitimate descent from Abraham. Truth must be conceded to an adversary. I. THEIR MORAL PARENTAGE CANNOT BE TRACED TO ABRAHAM . "But ye seek to kill me, because my Word makes no progress in you." 1 . Our Lord concedes that his Word had somehow made an entrance, but national prejudices hindered its thorough acceptance in heart as well as mind. 2 . The explanation of the resistance given... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:41-47

True spiritual paternity. Notice— I. THEIR MISTAKEN SPIRITUAL PATERNITY . "We have one Father, even God." This in a sense is true. 1 . They failed to recognize his connection with God. 2 . They failed to understand his message. Although 3 . They failed to believe him and his message. Although: 4 . These sad failures flatly contradict their pretended relationship to God. ( John 8:42-47 .) II. THEIR TRUE SPIRITUAL PATERNITY . "Ye are of your... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:43

Why do ye not understand —come to appreciate and penetrate the significance of— my speech? There is delicate subtle distinction between λαλιά and λόγος , corresponding to that between λαλέω and λέγω . The former word connotes the form, manner, and tone of utterance, and the latter its inner substance and power. λαλιά is a, word used for any manifestation of sound, a voice, the babble of children, the cries and songs of beasts or birds, for which purpose λὲγω and λόγος ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:44

Ye are of the father who is the devil. In this way the great bulk of the best commentators translate this difficult clause, Hilgenfeld, Volkmar, and Davidson translate, "You are of the father of the devil;" and suggest that here the evangelist betrays his fierce Gnostic (Ophite) antagonism to the Jews, and adopts the view that the God of the Old Testament, the "Creator," was the Father of the serpent. This is surely untenable. The Creator of all things, in the prologue, is none other than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:45

Then, turning to these children of the wicked one, Christ delivered a tremendous denunciation: But because I say the truth— because I am the Organ, Utterance, and Incarnation of the truth— ye believe me not . If he spake lies to them, they would greedily receive them. The very cause of their lack of credence is the utterance of truth. The "I" is emphatic, and set over against the "you" of the second clause. There is a tragic force about this charge almost unparalleled, implying the most... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:43

Why do ye not ... - My meaning is clear, if you were disposed to understand me.Even because ye cannot hear my word - The word “hear” in this place is to be understood in the sense of bear or tolerate, as in John 6:60. His doctrine was offensive to them. They hated it, and hence they perverted his meaning, and were resolved not to understand him. Their pride, vanity, and wickedness opposed it. The reason why sinners do not understand the Bible and its doctrines is because they cannot bear them.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil - That is, you have the temper, disposition, or spirit of the devil. You are influenced by him, you imitate him, and ought therefore to be called his children. See also 1 John 3:8-10; Acts 13:10; “Thou child of the devil.”The devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:1.The lusts - The desires or the wishes. You do what pleases him.Ye will do - The word “will,” here, is not an auxiliary verb. It does not simply express futurity, or that such a thing will take place, but... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:41-43

John 8:41-43. Ye do the deeds of your father By your deeds ye show whose children ye are. They said, We be not born of fornication We are not bastard Jews, a mixed, spurious blood, descended from Gentile idolaters or apostate Israelites; nor are we ourselves worshippers of idols: but have one Father, even God Whose true children we are, by virtue of our descent from his people, and our profession of his religion. It seems that they perceived, at length, that Jesus spake not so much of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:44-47

John 8:44-47. Ye are of your father the devil Ye are the genuine children of Satan; and the lusts Τας επιθυμιας , the desires; of your father ye will do Namely, resolutely and obstinately, as the words, θελετε ποιειν , evidently imply. The account which Josephus gives of the wickedness of the Jews, about this time, abundantly vindicates this assertion of our Lord from any appearance of undue severity. He was a murderer Greek, ανθρωποκτονος , man-slayer, or man-killer; from the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:33-46

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:37-47

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:41-47

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:43

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:44

The Pulpit Commentary - John 8:45

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:43

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 8:44

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:41-43

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:44-47

Group of Brands