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John 10:20 KJV
John · chapter 10 · verse 20
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?John 10:20 · King James Version
John 10:20 in context
18No 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.
19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- devildaimonionthe divine power, deity, divinity, a spirit, a being inferior to God, superior to men…G1140 →
- manypolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- madmainomaito be mad, to rave, of one who so speaks that he seems not to be in his right mindG3105 →
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We have here an account of the people's different sentiments concerning Christ, on occasion of the foregoing discourse; there was a division, a schism, among them; they differed in their opinions, which threw them into heats and parties. Such a ferment as this they had been in before (Joh 7:43; Joh 9:16);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-21