John 7:20

John 7:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
• New International Version (NIV)“You are demon-possessed,” the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)The people answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”

Context of John 7:20

18He who speaks on his own accord seeks glory and honor for himself. But He who seeks the glory and the honor of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness or deception in Him. 19“Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law. Why do you want to kill Me [for not keeping it]?” The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?” 21Jesus replied, “I did one work, and you are all astounded. 22For this reason Moses has given you [God’s law regarding] circumcision (not that it originated with Moses, but with the patriarchs) and you circumcise a man [even] on the Sabbath.

John 7:20 word by word

ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ὄχλος δαιμόνιον ἔχεις· τίς σε ζητεῖ ἀποκτεῖναι;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thou hastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• goeth aboutζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for John 7:20

• John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?”
• John 10:20Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?”
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the bond-servant like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul (Satan), how much more [will they speak evil of] the members of his household.
• Matthew 11:18For John came neither eating nor drinking [with others], and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
• Matthew 12:24But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”
• Mark 3:21When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”
• Acts 26:24While Paul was making this defense, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great education is turning you toward madness.”

Commentaries on John 7:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Thou hast a devil - The crowd, who made this answer, were not in the secret of the chief priests. They could not suppose that any person desired to put him to death for healing a diseased man; and therefore, in their brutish manner, they say, Thou hast a demon - thou art beside thyself, and slanderest the people, for none of them desires to put thee to death. The Codex Cyprius (K), four others, and the margin of the later Syriac, attribute this answer to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The people - Perhaps some of the people who were not aware of the designs of the rulers. Thou hast a devil - Thou art deranged or mad. See John 10:20. As they saw no effort to kill him, and as they were ignorant of the designs of the rulers, they supposed that this was the effect of derangement.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-24Verses 14-24 Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own finding out, but is from God's word, through the teaching of his Spirit. And amidst the disputes which disturb the world, if any man, of any nation, seeks to do the will of God, he shall know whether the doctrine is of God, or whether men speak of themselves. Only those who hate the truth shall be given up to errors which will be fatal. Surely it was as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20You have a demon: See 8:48–52; 10:20–21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Did not Moses, &c.--that is, In opposing Me ye pretend zeal for Moses, but to the spirit and end of that law which he gave ye are total strangers, and in "going about to kill Me" ye are its greatest enemies.Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:20

• Demons
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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings