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44 (A)You are of your father the devil, and the (B)desires of your father you want to (C)do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and (D)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

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44 (A)You are of (B)your father the devil, and (C)you want to do the desires of your father. (D)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (E)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [a]a lie, he (F)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [b]lies.

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  1. John 8:44 Lit the lie
  2. John 8:44 Lit it

44 You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.

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44 You belong to your father, the devil,(A) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(B) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(C)

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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 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.

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