Scofield's Bible Commentary
John 8:44
the devil
diabolos.
( See Scofield) - (Revelation 20:10).
Satan, (John 13:2); (John 13:27); (Genesis 3:1).
the devil
diabolos.
( See Scofield) - (Revelation 20:10).
Satan, (John 13:2); (John 13:27); (Genesis 3:1).
JOHN 8:44 ouvk e;sthken {C} The form e;sthken (imperfect of sth,kw), supported by î66 a B* C D L W X D Q Y...
Verse 44. _YE ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL_] Ye are the seed of the old serpent. John 8:37. _THE LUSTS OF YOUR FATHER_] Like father like son. What Satan desires, ye desire; because ye are filled wit...
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DEVIL. Greek. _diabolos._ Thrice in this Gospel: here, John 6:70; John 13:2. Not the same word as in verses: John 8:48; John 8:49. LUSTS. strong desires of
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Ver 44. You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a...
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ΔΙΆΒΟΛΟΣ (G1228) хулитель, дьявол (DDD, 463-73; 1369-80). Их отец противопоставлен Отцу Иисуса (Becker; TFG, 303). Об используемом здесь обороте _см._ BD, 140. ΈΠΙΘΥΜΊΑ (G1939) желание; дела, соответс...
YE ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL,— "You inherit the nature of your father, the devil; and therefore you are determined to gratify the lusts which you have derived from him. He was the enemy and murdere...
SATAN'S CHILDREN _Text 8:41-47_ 41 Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Fat...
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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, h...
12-29 Nothing would so swiftly and surely prove the undoing of an impostor as the claim that he always pleases God. Of all living, only One has been able to stand such a severe test. In the mouth of a...
8:44 of (c-3) of (c-46) _ Ek_ . see Note, ch. 3.31. stood (d-29) Perfect tense. what has been and continues....
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This was the result and evidence of their paternity: ὑμεῖς … [τοῦ πατρὸς is read by all recent editors]. “Ye are of the father who is the devil.” The translation, “of the father of the devil,” _i.e._,...
_Discussion between Jesus and the Jews regarding their paternity_....
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Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the (l) beginning, and (m) abode not in the (n) truth, because there is no truth in him. When he spea...
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Why do ye not understand my speech; even because ye cannot hear my word. (44) 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...
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44._You are of your father the devil. _What he had twice said more obscurely, he now expresses more fully, that they are _the devil _’_s children _But we must supply the contrast, that they could not...
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YE ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL,.... Not of his substance, but by imitation and example; and as being under his authority and influence, his instructions and directions, and ready to follow after him,...
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,...
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The true ancestry of the Jews:...
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41-47 Satan prompts men to excesses by which they murder themselves and others, while what he puts into the mind tends to ruin men's souls. He is the great promoter of falsehood of every kind. He is...
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John 8:44 You G5210 are G2075 (G5748) of G1537 father G3962 devil G1228 and G2532 desires G1939 your...
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John 8:44. YE ARE OF THE FATHER WHO IS THE DEVIL, AND THE DESIRES OF YOUR FATHER IT IS YOUR WILL TO DO. It seems desirable to preserve in translation the expression ‘the father' (for ‘your' is not fou...
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YE ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL (υμεις εκ του πατρος του διαβολου). Certainly they can "understand" (γινωσκετε in John 8:43) this "talk" (λαλιαν) though they will be greatly angered. But they had t...
We will read, from the Revised Version, two passages which record attempts made to kill our Lord before his time had come. You will see, from the sermon, why we read them. (See Luke 4:16) John 8:37....
John 8:31. _Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;_ For there were many, in Christ's day, coming to him for a while, and then...
John 8:28. _Then said Jesus unto them;_ That is, to the Jews who were questioning and opposing him,- John 8:28. _When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do...
Christ thus spake to his adversaries. John 8:29. _And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone: for I do always those things that please him._ Brethren, what Christ could say, I...
CONTENTS: The woman taken in adultery. Discourse after the feast on Jesus as Light of the world. Satan, the original liar and murderer, and the Satanic brotherhood. CHARACTERS: Jesus, adulterous woma...
John 8:1. _Jesus went to the mount of Olives,_ where it is probable he slept in some booth in the gardens; and returned early to the temple, to preach to the people, before the commencement of public...
YOU ARE THE CHILDREN. By their hate and their desire to kill Jesus (John 7:25), they show they are spiritual children of the Devil. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING HE WAS A MURDERER. He was once "in truth," b...
_I speak that which I have seen with My Father; and ye do that which ye have seen with your Father_ THE MARKS OF DIVINE AND DIABOLIC RELATIONSHIP Christ had admitted (John 8:37) that the Jews were t...
_Then said Jesus unto those Jews which believed on Him._ A GLORIOUS LIBERATOR I. FREEDOM PROFFERED. 1. Sin makes bondage (John 8:34; Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13;...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 8:44 The devil was A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINNING. The devil motivated Cain to kill Abel. He is THE FATHER OF LIES, since he contradicted God’s word ...
VER. 37.. _know_, &c. By nature ye are Abraham's children, but in your deeds ye are degenerate. Your descent from Abraham will not therefore profit you. It will increase your damnation, for he will sa...
_Ye are of your father the devil._ "Not by descent but by imitation," says S. Augustine, quoting Ezek. xvi. 4; and adding, "The Jews, by imitating their impieties, found for themselves parents, not of...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 8:13. They forgot His vindication of Himself (John 5:31). John 8:14. EVEN IF I BEAR RECORD, ETC.—Although He was content to let the Father witness of Him, still...
EXPOSITION Verses 7:53-8:11 (8) _The pericope adulterae. _(A)_ Excursus on the genuineness of _John 7:53-43__John 7:53-43. It is our duty to examine the various grounds on which this passage has been...
Now Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again to the temple (John 8:1-2), Now the feast is over, but Jesus is returning to the temple on the next day. and all of th...
1 Chronicles 21:1; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 3:8; 1 Kings 22:22; 1 Peter 5:8
Ye [υ μ ε ι ς]. Emphatic, in contrast with hJmeiv, we, of ver. 41. Of your father [ε κ]. Very suggestive, implying community of nature, as in ver. 42. Compare 1 John 3:8; 1 John 3:10. The Devil. See o...
He was a murderer — In inclination, from the beginning — Of his becoming a devil; and abode not in the truth — Commencing murderer and liar at the same time. And certainly he was a killer of men (as t...