KJV King James Version
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
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John 8:48
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
WEB World English Bible
Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
ASV American Standard Version
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, ‘Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?’
Surrounding context — John 8
45 And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἈπεκρίθησανG611 · apokrinōto answerοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαῖοιG2453 · IoudaiosJewκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπανG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heοὐG3756 · ounoκαλῶςG2573 · kalōswellλέγομενG3004 · legōto sayἡμεῖςG3165 · memeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatΣαμαρίτηςG4541 · SamareitēsSamaritanεἶG1510 · eimito beσὺG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandδαιμόνιονG1140 · daimoniondemonἔχεις;¶G2192 · echōto have/be
Cross-references
John 7:20The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?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.Matthew 15:7[Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,John 4:9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.John 10:20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not: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?James 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.John 13:13Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am.Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.Isaiah 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, [and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.Romans 15:3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.Matthew 12:31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.Hebrews 13:13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
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