Joh 8:43 | RWP | e4.org | My speech ( την λαλιαν την εμην ) and my word ( τον λογον τον εμον ). Perhaps λαλια , old word from λαλος (talk), means here more manner of speech than just story ( ), while λογος refers rather to the subject matter. They will not listen ( ου δυνασθε ακουειν ) to the substance of Christ's teaching and hence they are impatient with the way that he talks. How often that is true.

‏ John 8:43

My speech ( την λαλιαν την εμην ) and

my word ( τον λογον τον εμον ). Perhaps λαλια, old word from λαλος (talk), means here more manner of speech than just story (4:42), while λογος refers rather to the subject matter. They will not listen ( ου δυνασθε ακουειν ) to the substance of Christ's teaching and hence they are impatient with the way that he talks. How often that is true.