John 10:20
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
- KJV
- And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
- WEB
- Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
- ASV
- And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?
- DARBY
- but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?
- BLB
- And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you⁺ listen to Him?”
- ÅB
- og mange av dem sa: Han er besatt og gal; hvorfor hører dere på ham?
- OTB
- Mange av dem sa: "Han har en demon og er gal. Hvorfor høre på ham?"
- B1930
- og mange av dem sa: Han er besatt og gal; hvorfor hører I på ham?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 7:20
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
Read in contextMark 3:21
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Read in contextJohn 8:52
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Read in contextJohn 8:47–48
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Read in contextMatthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
Read in contextActs 18:14–15
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
Read in contextJohn 9:28–29
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
Read in contextJohn 7:46–52
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
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