Who did Jesus say the Jews of His day belonged to in John 8:44?
Jesus declared that the Jews of His day belonged to their father, the devil. In John 8:44 He said they would do the desires of their father, who was a murderer from the beginning, did not abide in the truth, and is a liar and the father of lies.
Les explains that Jesus, speaking to the Jews of His day in John 8:44, asks, “You are of your father the what?” and answers, “the devil.” He notes that the lusts or desires of their father they would do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for it originates with him, not with God. Les emphasizes that the devil is a liar and the father of it, the originator of every lie. This contrasts with Christ, who is the epitome of truth, since grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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.