Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?” New Living Translation Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?” English Standard Version Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?” Berean Standard Bible Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?” Berean Literal Bible And many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?" King James Bible And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? New King James Version And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?” New American Standard Bible Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” NASB 1995 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” NASB 1977 And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” Legacy Standard Bible And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” Amplified Bible Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?” Christian Standard Bible Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and he’s crazy. Why do you listen to him? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him?” American Standard Version And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him? Contemporary English Version Many of them said, "He has a demon in him! He is crazy! Why listen to him?" English Revised Version And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? GOD'S WORD® Translation Many of them said, "He's possessed by a demon! He's crazy! Why do you listen to him?" Good News Translation Many of them were saying, "He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?" International Standard Version Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?" Majority Standard Bible Many of them said, ?He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?? NET Bible Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?" New Heart English Bible Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane. Why do you listen to him?" Webster's Bible Translation And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is insane; why hear ye him? Weymouth New Testament Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?" World English Bible Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand many of them said, “He has a demon, and is mad, why do you hear Him?” Berean Literal Bible And many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?" Young's Literal Translation and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?' Smith's Literal Translation And many of them said, He has a demon, and is frenzied; why hear ye him? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him? Catholic Public Domain Version Then many of them were saying: “He has a demon or he is insane. Why do you listen him?” New American Bible Many of them said, “He is possessed and out of his mind; why listen to him?” New Revised Standard Version Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind. Why listen to him?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd many of them said, He is insane and rambles; why do you listen to him? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And many among them were saying, “There is a demon in him and he is raving mad, why are you listening to him?” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd many of them said: He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him? Godbey New Testament Then many of them were saying, He has a demon, and is gone mad; why do you hear Him? Others were saying, Haweis New Testament Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him? Mace New Testament for many of them said, he is possess'd with a demon, and is mad; why do you mind him? Weymouth New Testament Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?" Worrell New Testament And many of them said, "He hath a demon, and is mad; why do ye hear Him?" Worsley New Testament And many of them said, He is a demoniac, and is mad; why do ye hear Him? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus the Good Shepherd…19Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message. 20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?” 21But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”… Cross References Mark 3:21 When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.” John 7:20 “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?” John 8:48-52 The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” / “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. / I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge. ... Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.” Luke 11:15 but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.” Acts 26:24 At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!” 1 Corinthians 1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 2 Corinthians 5:13 If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. Acts 2:13 But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!” Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.” Luke 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ John 15:18-25 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ... Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Psalm 22:6-8 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.” Treasury of Scripture And many of them said, He has a devil, and is mad; why hear you him? He hath. John 7:20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? John 8:48,52 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? … Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. why. John 7:46-52 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man… John 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. John 9:28,29 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples… Jump to Previous Demon Demon-Possessed Devil Ear Evil Hear Insane Mad Mind Possessed Raving SpiritJump to Next Demon Demon-Possessed Devil Ear Evil Hear Insane Mad Mind Possessed Raving SpiritJohn 10 1. Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.19. Diverse opinions of him. 23. He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God; 31. escapes the Jews; 39. and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him. He is demon-possessed This phrase reflects the accusation made by some of the Jews who were skeptical of Jesus' teachings and miracles. The Greek word for "demon-possessed" is "daimonizomai," which indicates being under the influence or control of a demon. In the historical context of first-century Judea, attributing unusual behavior or extraordinary claims to demonic influence was not uncommon. This accusation reveals the spiritual blindness and hardness of heart among those who refused to recognize Jesus as the Messiah. It underscores the spiritual battle between light and darkness, truth and deception, that is a recurring theme throughout the Gospel of John. and insane why would you listen to Him? Greek Manyπολλοὶ (polloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. of ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. said, ἔλεγον (elegon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “He is ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. demon-possessed Δαιμόνιον (Daimonion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. insane. μαίνεται (mainetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3105: To be raving mad, speak as a madman. Middle voice from a primary mao; to rave as a 'maniac'. Why τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. would you listen to ἀκούετε (akouete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. Him?” αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Links John 10:20 NIVJohn 10:20 NLT John 10:20 ESV John 10:20 NASB John 10:20 KJV John 10:20 BibleApps.com John 10:20 Biblia Paralela John 10:20 Chinese Bible John 10:20 French Bible John 10:20 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 10:20 Many of them said He has (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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