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John 8:48

46 Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

47 Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”

49 “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

50 I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.

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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.

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BSB
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
KJV
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
WEB
Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
ASV
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
DARBY
The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
BLB
The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
ÅB
Jødene svarte ham: Sier vi ikke med rette at du er en samaritan og er besatt?
OTB
Jødene svarte Ham, “Har vi ikke rett når vi sier at Du er en samaritan og har en demon?”
B1930
Jødene svarte ham: Sier vi ikke med rette at du er en samaritan og er besatt?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 7:20

    “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”

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  • John 8:52

    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.

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  • James 2:19

    You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

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  • Matthew 10:25

    It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

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  • John 10:20

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

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  • Matthew 15:7

    You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

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  • Matthew 10:5

    These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

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  • Matthew 12:24

    But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

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