John Gill Commentary John 8:45

"But because I say the truth, ye believe me not." — John 8:45 (ASV)

And because I tell you the truth

And no lie, the whole truth of the Gospel, and particularly the truth of his divine sonship:

you believe me not ;

To such an infatuation and judicial blindness they were given up, to disbelieve him, because he told the truth, and to believe a lie, that they might be damned; which showed them to be the children of the devil, and under his power and influence.