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NASB | John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:44 "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 it natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths. |
Bible Question: Let me see if I understand what you're saying. Satan can at times speak truth, but when he does, he does it in deceitful ways. This makes sense because in his temptations of Christ, he did use scripture. Also, after asking the question, I did look back to the first lie Satan told in the Bible back in Genesis 3. He told Eve that when she ate the fruit, she would become like God knowing good and evil. That was part true. She did know good and evil. However, she did not become like God for God knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). Is this understanding correct? |
Bible Answer: You're right on, Nathan. God said, "...but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." Gen. 2:17 Satan lied, "You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Gen. 3:4,5 Satan deceived Eve into believing a lie. His argument contained truth in order to trick her into believing the lie. His argument contained two premises and one conclusion. Both premises were true, but his conclusion did not validly follow from the premises. Their eyes being opened and becoming like God were true premises, but they do not validly imply that they would not die. His deceptive argument contained truth because the Scripture says, "Then the eyes of both of them were opened..." Gen. 3:7 And God Himself says, "Behold the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil;..." Gen. 3:22 Satan is a very crafty liar! |