John 8:43
Strong's Lexicon
Why
Διὰ (Dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

do you not understand
γινώσκετε (ginōskete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

what
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

I
ἐμὴν (emēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.

am saying ?
λαλιὰν (lalian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2981: (in classical Greek: babble, chattering) speech, talk; manner of speech, dialect. From laleo; talk.

[It is] because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

you are unable
δύνασθε (dynasthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

to accept
ἀκούειν (akouein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

My
ἐμόν (emon)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.

message.
λόγον (logon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

Young's Literal Translation
wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why don’t you understand what I say ? Because you cannot listen to My word.

New American Standard Bible
"Why do you not understand what I am saying? [It is] because you cannot hear My word.

King James Bible
Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.

New Living Translation
Why can't you understand what I am saying? It's because you can't even hear me!

English Standard Version
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

New American Standard Bible
"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

King James Bible
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

International Standard Version
Why don't you understand what I've said? It's because you can't listen to my words.

NET Bible
Why don't you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.

American Standard Version
Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.

English Revised Version
Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.

Young's Literal Translation
wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.
















Cross References
Matthew 13:15
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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 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 8:33
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

John 8:39
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 8:42
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

John 8:41
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

John 8:40
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

John 8:44
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.

John 8:45
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
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