John 10:21
Others were saying: “These are not the words of someone who has a demon. How would a demon be able to open the eyes of the blind?”
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In The King James Version
In Context
20Then many of them were saying: “He has a demon or he is insane. Why do you listen him?”
22Now it was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
Cross References
Exodus 8:19And the sorcerers said to Pharaoh: “This is the finger of God.” And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.
Psalms 146:8He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs for the service of men.
Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be cleared.
Matthew 11:5The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor are evangelized.
John 9:32From ancient times, it has not been heard that anyone has opened the eyes of someone born blind.
Matthew Henry on John 10:20-22
Sentiments Concerning Christ. 19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20 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? We have here an account of the people's different sentiments concerning Christ, on occasion of the foregoing discourse; there was a division, a schism, among them; they differed in their opinions, which threw them into heats and parties.… Read the whole commentary →