John 7:20
18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
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
- “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
- KJV
- The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
- WEB
- The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?”
- ASV
- The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
- DARBY
- The crowd answered [and said], Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
- BLB
- The crowd answered, “You have a demon. Who seeks to kill You?”
- ÅB
- Folket svarte: Du er besatt; hvem står deg etter livet?
- OTB
- Folkemengden svarte: «Du har en demon! Hvem prøver å drepe deg?»
- B1930
- Folket svarte: Du er besatt; hvem står dig efter livet?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:20
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Read in contextJohn 8:48
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Read in contextMark 3:21–22
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 contextMark 3:30
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Read in contextMatthew 11:18–19
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Read in contextMatthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Read in contextActs 26:24
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
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