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John 8:43-47 GNB Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my message. (44) You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father's desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies. (45) But I tell the truth, and that is why you do not believe me. (46) Which one of you can prove that I am guilty of sin? If I tell the truth, then why do you not believe me? (47) He who comes from God listens to God's words. You, however, are not from God, and that is why you will not listen."
John 8:43-47 CEV Why can't you understand what I am talking about? Can't you stand to hear what I am saying? (44) Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies. (45) Everything I have told you is true, and you still refuse to have faith in me. (46) Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth. (47) Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.
John 8:43-47 GW Why don't you understand the language I use? Is it because you can't understand the words I use? (44) You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn't know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he's doing what comes naturally to him. He's a liar and the father of lies. (45) So you don't believe me because I tell the truth. (46) Can any of you convict me of committing a sin? If I'm telling the truth, why don't you believe me? (47) The person who belongs to God understands what God says. You don't understand because you don't belong to God."
John 8:43-47 ALT "Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to be hearing My word. (44) "You are from the [or, your] father the Devil, and the desires of your father you want to be doing. That one was a murderer from [the] beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he is speaking falsehood, out of his own he speaks, because he is a liar, and the father of it. (45) "But because I speak the truth, you are not believing Me. (46) "Who out of you convicts Me concerning sin? But if I am speaking truth, why are you not believing Me? (47) "The one being from God, the words of God he hears [or, pays attention to], for this reason you do not hear, because you are not from God."
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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