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ButδὲbecauseὅτιIἐγὼtellλέγωthe truth,τὴν ἀλήθειανyou do notοὐbelieveπιστεύετέme.μοι
John 8:45
Study it in the app“But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:45, word by word
- tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- the truthἀλήθειανalētheian
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheian” appears- believeπιστεύετέpisteuete
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuete” appears
The context
44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of it.
45 · This verse (above)
46Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?