KJV King James Version
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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John 10:20
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
WEB World English Bible
Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
ASV American Standard Version
And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and many of them said, ‘He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?’
Surrounding context — John 10
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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?
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
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John 7:20The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?Mark 3:21And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.John 8:47-48He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.John 8:52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.John 9:28-29Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.Acts 25:19-20But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.John 7:46-52The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.Acts 26:30-32And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:Isaiah 53:8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.Acts 18:14-15And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
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