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John 8:47

He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

KJV

ὁ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ἀκούει· διὰ τοῦτο ὑμεῖς οὐκ ἀκούετε, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἐστέ.

Greek NT

Qui ex Deo est, verba Dei audit. Propterea vos non auditis, quia ex Deo non estis.

Vulgate

He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

ASV

He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ῥῆμα
rema
noun · 67×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 3:10 — In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
  • 1John 3:10 — In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
  • 1John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
  • 2John 1:9 — Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
  • Dan 12:10 — Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
  • Hos 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
  • Isa 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
  • John 1:12 — But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
  • John 3:34 — For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
  • John 5:25 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
  • John 5:42 — But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
  • John 6:45 — It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
  • John 6:65 — And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
  • John 7:17 — If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
  • John 8:37 — I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
  • John 8:43 — Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
  • John 8:45 — And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
  • John 10:20 — And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
  • John 10:26 — But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
  • John 10:26 — But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
  • John 17:6 — I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
  • John 18:37 — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto th
  • John 18:37 — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto th
  • Matt 13:23 — But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.