John 8:45

45 But because I speak 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 How is it you do not understand me when I speak? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my words.

44 The father whose sons you are is the Devil; and you desire to do what gives him pleasure. *He* was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth--for there is no truth in him. Whenever he utters his lie, he utters it out of his own store; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.

46 Which of *you* convicts me of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?

47 He who is a child of God listens to God's words. You do not listen to them: and why? It is because you are not God's children."