John 8:44
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
ἵστημι
it has stood,
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ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
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ἐπιθυμία
desires
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ἐπιθυμία
Desire, craving, longing. Epithumia. Do not fulfil the desires of the flesh. The flesh pulls toward what destroys. The Spirit pulls toward what gives life. Choose which you feed.
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ὅταν
Whenever
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ὅταν
Whenever, when, as soon as. Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened whenever you knock. The invitation is always current.
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διάβολος
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διάβολος
Devil, slanderer, accuser. Diabolos. The devil prowls around like a roaring lion. His primary weapon is accusation. The blood of Jesus silences every accusation.
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θέλω
you desire
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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λαλέω
he may speak
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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ἴδιος
his] own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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ἐκεῖνος
He
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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ποιέω
to do.
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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Χριστιανός
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Χριστιανός
a Christian, i.e. follower of Christ
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εἰμί
he is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ψεύστης
a liar
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ψεύστης
a falsifier
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ψεῦδος
falsehood,
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ψεῦδος
a falsehood
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