11 translations · Greek
John 8:44
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
John 8:44 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
- KJV King James Version
- Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- You are of a father—the Devil, and the desires of your father you will to do; he was a manslayer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, he speaks of his own, because he is a liar—also his father.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Your father is the devil, and you love to follow your father's evil desires. He was a murderer from the beginning. He never stood for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies he reveals his true character, for he's a liar and the father of lies.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Ye are of a father — the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar — also his father.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Ye are of the devil, as [your] father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he stood not in the truth; because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὑμεῖς | hymeis | You | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐκ | ek | — | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τοῦ | tou | [your] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πατρὸς | patros | father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διαβόλου | diabolou | devil | G1228 διάβολος devilish/the Devil |
| ἐστὲ | este | belong to | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὰς | tas | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπιθυμίας | epithymias | desires | G1939 ἐπιθυμία desire |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πατρὸς | patros | [his] | G3962 πατήρ father |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | — | G4771 σύ you |
| θέλετε | thelete | you want | G2309 θέλω to will/desire |
| ποιεῖν | poiein | to carry out | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἐκεῖνος | ekeinos | He | G1565 ἐκεῖνος that |
| ἀνθρωποκτόνος | anthrōpoktonos | a murderer | G443 ἀνθρωποκτόνος murderer |
| ἦν | ēn | was | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἀπ’ | ap’ | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| ἀρχῆς | archēs | [the] beginning | G746 ἀρχή beginning |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
| οὐκ | ouk | refusing | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔστηκεν | estēken | to uphold | G4739 στήκω to stand |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| οὐκ | ouk | no | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔστιν | estin | there is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἀλήθεια | alētheia | truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ὅταν | hotan | When | G3752 ὅταν when(-ever) |
| λαλῇ | lalē | he lies | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ψεῦδος | pseudos | — | G5579 ψεῦδος lie |
| ἐκ | ek | — | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῶν | tōn | [his] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἰδίων | idiōn | native [ language] | G2398 ἴδιος one's own/private |
| λαλεῖ | lalei | he speaks | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ψεύστης | pseustēs | a liar | G5583 ψεύστης liar |
| ἐστὶν | estin | he is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πατὴρ | patēr | father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of [lies] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Acts 13:10
and said, “Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
- 1 John 3:12
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
- 1 John 3:8–10
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- Revelation 12:9
The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- John 8:38
I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father.”
- Revelation 20:7–10
And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison, and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. They went up over the width of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God and devoured them. …
- John 8:41
You do the works of your father.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God.”
- Matthew 13:38
the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.
- 1 John 2:4
One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
42 Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why don’t you understand my speech? Because you can’t hear my word.
44 You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45 But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me.
46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Read all of John 8 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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