John 10:20

John 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
• New International Version (NIV)Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?”

Context of John 10:20

18No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.” 19When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?” 21Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” 22It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.

John 10:20 word by word

ἔλεγον δὲ πολλοὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν· δαιμόνιον ἔχει καὶ μαίνεται· τί αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• many of themπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• He hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• is madμαίνομαιmainomai · to raveG3105
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• hear yeἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for John 10:20

• John 7:20The crowd replied, “You’re demon possessed! Who’s trying to kill you?”
• John 8:48The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?”
• Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons.”
• Matthew 10:25Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!
• Mark 3:21When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.
• Acts 26:24Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”
• John 7:46“We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.
• John 8:47Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”
• John 9:28Then they cursed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
• Isaiah 53:8Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. But he was struck down for the rebellion of my people.
• Acts 18:14But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul’s accusers and said, “Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case.
• Acts 25:19Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive.
• Acts 26:30Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others stood and left.

Commentaries on John 10:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He hath a devil, and is mad - So, then, a demoniac and a madman were not exactly the same in the apprehension of the Jews; no more than the effect is the same with the cause which produces it. Some will have it that, when the Jews told our Lord that he had a demon, they meant no more than that he was deranged; but here these matters are evidently distinguished. They believed him to be possessed by a demon, who deranged his faculties, and that he must have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20He hath a devil - John 7:20. Is mad - Is deranged, or a maniac. His words are incoherent and unintelligible.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 Satan ruins many, by putting them out of conceit with the word and ordinances. Men would not be laughed out of their necessary food, yet suffer themselves thus to be laughed out of what is far more necessary. If our zeal and earnestness in the cause of Christ, especially in the blessed work of bringing his sheep into his fold, bring upon us evil names, let us not heed it, but remember our Master was thus reproached before us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21Jesus divided his audience yet again (see also 6:66–69; 7:43; 9:16). His words and actions led people to one of two responses: opposition or faith. He is demon-possessed: Compare 7:20; 8:48–49, 52.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. There was a division ... again among the Jews for these sayings--the light and the darkness revealing themselves with increasing clearness in the separation of the teachable from the obstinately prejudiced. The one saw in Him only "a devil and a madman"; the other revolted at the thought that such words could come from one possessed, and sight be given to the blind by a demoniac; showing clearly that a deeper impression had been made upon them than…Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:20

• Demons
• Insanity
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Slander

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on John 10

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings