John 10:20
and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'
Young's Literal Translation
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 blind men's eyes to open?'
Cross References
Isaiah 53:8By restraint and by judgment he hath been taken, And of his generation who doth meditate, That he hath been cut off from the land of the living? By the transgression of My people he is plagued,
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 did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?
John 7:20The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'
John 8:47he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'
John 9:28They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art 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 →