John 8:45

45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.

John 8:45 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:45

And because I tell you the truth
And no lie, the whole truth of the Gospel, and particularly the truth of his divine sonship:

ye believe me not;
to such an infatuation and judicial blindness were they give up, to disbelieve him, because he told the truth, and to believe a lie, that they might be damned; which showed them to be the children of the devil, and under his power and influence.

John 8:45 In-Context

43 Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

44 You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.

46 Who among you can convict Me of sin? If I tell the truth, why don't you believe Me?

47 The one who is from God listens to God's words. This is why you don't listen, because you are not from God."