John 10:21
Others said, These sayings are not [those] of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
20but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?
22Now the feast of the dedication was celebrating at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
Cross References
Exodus 8:19Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.
Psalms 146:8Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
Matthew 11:5Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:
John 9:32Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one 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 →