John 10:20
Then many of them were saying, He has a demon, and is gone mad; why do you hear Him? Others were saying,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
In Context
19Again there was a schism among the Jews on account of these words.
21These are not the words of a demonized man. Whether is a demon able to open the eyes of the blind?
Cross References
Matthew 10:25It is sufficient for the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant, as his lord: if they call the landlord Beelzebul, how much more the inmates of his house?
John 7:20And the multitude responded, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
John 8:47The one being of God hears the words of God: on account of this you do not hear, because you are not of God.
John 9:28They railed on him, and said, You are His disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses:
Acts 25:19but they had certain questions against him concerning their own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who is dead, whom Paul was saying that He is 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 →