John 8:48

John 8:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
• New International Version (NIV)The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”

Context of John 8:48

46Which one of you convicts Me of sinning? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe Me? 47He who belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you don’t hear is because you do not belong to God.” The Judean leaders responded, “Aren’t we right to say you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49Yeshua answered, “I do not have a demon! I honor My Father, yet you dishonor Me. 50But I do not seek My own glory; there is One who is seeking and judging.

John 8:48 word by word

Ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· οὐ καλῶς λέγομεν ἡμεῖς ὅτι Σαμαρίτης εἶ σὺ καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• notοὐou · noG3756
• wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a SamaritanΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• hastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140

Cross-references for John 8:48

• John 8:52“Now we know You have a demon!” the Judean leaders said to Him. “Abraham and the prophets died. Yet You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death.’
• John 13:13You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Master’—and rightly you say, for I am.
• Matthew 15:7Hypocrites! Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying,
• James 2:19You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder!
• John 4:9Then the Samaritan woman tells Him, “How is it that You, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” (For Jewish people don’t deal with Samaritans.)
• John 7:20The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who’s trying to kill you?”
• John 10:20Many of them were saying, “He has a demon. He’s insane! Why listen to Him?”
• Isaiah 49:7Thus says Adonai, the Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, to the One despised, to the One the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, princes will also bow down, because of Adonai who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, One from whom people hide their faces. He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
• Matthew 12:24But hearing this, the Pharisees said, “This fellow drives out demons only by beelzebul, the ruler of demons.”
• Romans 15:3For even Messiah did not please Himself, but as it is written, “The insults of those who insulted You have fallen on Me.”
• Hebrews 13:13So let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.

Commentaries on John 8:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Thou art a Samaritan - This was the same, among them, as heretic, or schismatic, among us. This is the only time in which the Jews gave our Lord this title of reproach; and they probably grounded it on his having preached among them, and lodged in their villages. See the account in John 4:39, John 4:40; but Samaritan, among them, meant a person unworthy of any credit. Hast a devil? - Art possessed by an evil spirit; and art, in consequence, deranged.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48Say we not well - Say we not truly. Thou art a Samaritan - This was a term of contempt and reproach. See the notes at John 4:9. It had the force of charging him with being a heretic or a schismatic, because the Samaritans were regarded as such. And hast a devil - See John 7:20. This charge they brought against him because he had said that they were not of God or were not the friends of God. This they regarded as the same as taking sides with the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-53Verses 48-53 Observe Christ's disregard of the applause of men. those who are dead to the praises of men can bear their contempt. God will seek the honour of all who do not seek their own. In these verses we have the doctrine of the everlasting happiness of believers. We have the character of a believer; he is one that keeps the sayings of the Lord Jesus. And the privilege of a believer; he shall by no means see death for ever. Though now they cannot…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 48-49By calling Jesus a Samaritan with a demon, his opponents used a racial insult to dismiss his accusations (see study note on 4:4–6). They claimed Jesus was demon-possessed to counter his claim that they belonged to Satan (also 7:20; 8:52; 10:20; 8:44). Jesus rightly replied that these words were deeply offensive. In fact, it was a serious and unforgivable offense (Mark 3:22–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-5148-51. Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?--What intense and virulent scorn! (See He 12:3). The "say we not well" refers to Joh 7:20. "A Samaritan" means more than "no Israelite at all"; it means one who pretended, but had no manner of claim to the title--retorting perhaps, this denial of their true descent from Abraham.Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:48

• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Self-Righteousness
• Slander

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Commentaries on John 8

• 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