John 10:21

¹⁹ Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.

²⁰ Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”

But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

²² At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,

²³ and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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: But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
KJV: Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
WEB: Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
ASV: Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
DARBY: Others said, These sayings are not [those] of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?
BLB: Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. Is a demon able to open the eyes of the blind?”

ÅB: Andre sa: Dette er ikke besatt manns tale; kan vel en ond ånd åpne blindes øyne?
OTB: Andre sa: "Dette er ikke ordene til en som er demonbesatt. Kan en demon åpne blindes øyne?"
B1930: Andre sa: Dette er ikke besatt manns tale; kan vel en ond ånd åpne blindes øine?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 4:11
And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
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Isaiah 35:5–6
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
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Psalms 94:9
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
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Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
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Exodus 8:19
“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
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Proverbs 20:12
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
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John 9:6
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
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John 9:32–33
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
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