John 10:20
and many of them said, “He has a demon, and is mad, why do you hear Him?”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
In Context
19Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
21Others said, “These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able to open blind men’s eyes?”
Cross References
Isaiah 53:8By restraint and by judgment He has been taken, || And of His generation who meditates, || That He has been cut off from the land of the living? He is plagued by the transgression of My people,
Matthew 10:25sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they called Beelzebul, how much more those of his household?
John 7:20The multitude answered and said, “You have a demon, who seeks to kill You?”
John 8:47He who is of God, he hears the sayings of God; because of this you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
John 9:28They reviled him, therefore, and said, “You are His disciple, and we are Moses’ disciples;
Acts 25:19but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;
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 →