John 8:43-44
What is written? (ESV)
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
What does it say?
Why don’t you (crowd of Jews/Pharisees) understand what I (Jesus) am saying? It’s because you cannot bear it. You are of your father, Satan, and you want to do his will. From the beginning, he kills and opposes truth because there’s no truth in him. When He lies, He speaks from his own character; he is a liar and the father of lies.
What is its immediate context?
Jesus is teaching in the temple while being challenged by the Pharisees (vss 13, 19).
