John 8:43-44 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

⁴³Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

⁴⁴You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

— John 8:43-44

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