44Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it.
45But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me.
46Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me?
47He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God.
48Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel?