John 8:45

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye 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 do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, ye do not believe me.

46 Which of you reproves me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

47 He that is of God hears God’s words; ye therefore hear them not because ye are not of God.