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Text -- John 10:20 (NET)

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10:20 Many of them were saying, “He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: Joh 10:20 - -- He has a demon and is mad ( daimonion echei kai mainetai ). As some had already said (Joh 7:20; Joh 8:48 with the addition of "Samaritan"). So long b...

He has a demon and is mad ( daimonion echei kai mainetai ).

As some had already said (Joh 7:20; Joh 8:48 with the addition of "Samaritan"). So long before in Mar 3:21. An easy way of discounting Jesus.

JFB: Joh 10:19-21 - -- The light and the darkness revealing themselves with increasing clearness in the separation of the teachable from the obstinately prejudiced. The one ...

The light and the darkness revealing themselves with increasing clearness in the separation of the teachable from the obstinately prejudiced. The one saw in Him only "a devil and a madman"; the other revolted at the thought that such words could come from one possessed, and sight be given to the blind by a demoniac; showing clearly that a deeper impression had been made upon them than their words expressed.

Clarke: Joh 10:20 - -- He hath a devil, and is mad - So, then, a demoniac and a madman were not exactly the same in the apprehension of the Jews; no more than the effect i...

He hath a devil, and is mad - So, then, a demoniac and a madman were not exactly the same in the apprehension of the Jews; no more than the effect is the same with the cause which produces it. Some will have it that, when the Jews told our Lord that he had a demon, they meant no more than that he was deranged; but here these matters are evidently distinguished. They believed him to be possessed by a demon, who deranged his faculties, and that he must have been a wicked man, and a deceiver, thus to be put under the power of such a spirit.

Calvin: Joh 10:20 - -- 20.He hath a devil They employ the most offensive reproach which they can devise, in slandering Christ, that all may shudder at the thought of hearin...

20.He hath a devil They employ the most offensive reproach which they can devise, in slandering Christ, that all may shudder at the thought of hearing him. For wicked men, that they may not be forced to yield to God, in a furious manner, and with closed eyes, break out into proud contempt of him, and excite others to the same rage, so that not a single word of Christ is heard in silence. But the doctrine of Christ has sufficient power in itself to defend it against slanders. And this is what believers mean by their reply,

TSK: Joh 10:20 - -- He hath : Joh 7:20, Joh 8:48, Joh 8:52; Mat 9:34, Mat 10:25; Mar 3:21; Act 26:24 why : Joh 7:46-52, Joh 8:47, Joh 9:28, Joh 9:29; Isa 53:8; Act 18:14,...

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Barnes: Joh 10:20 - -- He hath a devil - Joh 7:20. Is mad - Is deranged, or a maniac. His words are incoherent and unintelligible.

He hath a devil - Joh 7:20.

Is mad - Is deranged, or a maniac. His words are incoherent and unintelligible.

Poole: Joh 10:20 - -- Some of the people said, He hath a devil, and is mad for (as was said before) this was the opinion of the Jews concerning all that were mad and dis...

Some of the people said, He hath a devil, and is mad for (as was said before) this was the opinion of the Jews concerning all that were mad and distracted, that it was by the influence of the devil, and they were infested with an evil spirit.

Gill: Joh 10:20 - -- And many of them said, he hath a devil, and is mad,.... It was a notion of the Jews, that madness or distraction was from the devil, and therefore the...

And many of them said, he hath a devil, and is mad,.... It was a notion of the Jews, that madness or distraction was from the devil, and therefore these two are here joined together, having a devil, and being mad: there is a spirit which they call Tazazith, and which, they say z, is an evil spirit that takes away the understanding of men; and under the influence of such a "demon", the Jews thought Christ to be: and therefore say,

why hear ye him? he is a lunatic, he is distracted, he is a madman; how can you bear to hear such ranting blasphemous stuff, which no man in his, senses would ever utter? nor is anything he says to be regarded, since he is not in his right mind; but is under the power and influence of some evil spirit, which instills these wild and frantic notions into him, and puts him upon venting them; but surely no sober man will ever heed to them.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Joh 10:20 Or “is insane.” To translate simply “he is mad” (so KJV, ASV, RSV; “raving mad” NIV) could give the impression tha...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Joh 10:1-42 - --1 Christ is the door, and the good shepherd.19 Divers opinions of him.23 He proves by his works that he is Christ the Son of God;31 escapes the Jews;3...

Combined Bible: Joh 10:11-21 - --of the Gospel of John    CHAPTER 35    Christ, the Good Shepherd    John 10:11-21    The following is s...

MHCC: Joh 10:19-21 - --Satan ruins many, by putting them out of conceit with the word and ordinances. Men would not be laughed out of their necessary food, yet suffer themse...

Matthew Henry: Joh 10:19-21 - -- We have here an account of the people's different sentiments concerning Christ, on occasion of the foregoing discourse; there was a division, a sch...

Barclay: Joh 10:19-21 - --The people who listened to Jesus on this occasion were confronted with a dilemma which is for ever confronting men. Either Jesus was a megalomaniac m...

Constable: Joh 1:19--13:1 - --II. Jesus' public ministry 1:19--12:50 The first part of the body of John's Gospel records Jesus' public ministr...

Constable: Joh 7:10--11:1 - --H. Jesus' third visit to Jerusalem 7:10-10:42 This section of the text describes Jesus' teaching in Jeru...

Constable: Joh 10:1-21 - --7. The Good Shepherd discourse 10:1-21 Evidently this teaching followed what John recorded in ch...

Constable: Joh 10:19-21 - --The division among Jesus' hearers 10:19-21 Again Jesus' claims resulted in some of His h...

College: Joh 10:1-42 - --JOHN 10 6. The Feast of Dedication and the Shepherd Analogy (10:1-42) There is no clear break between Jesus' words in 9:41 and 10:1, but this seems ...

McGarvey: Joh 10:1-21 - -- LXXXII. DISCOURSE ON THE GOOD SHEPHERD. (Jerusalem, December, A. D. 29.) dJOHN X. 1-21.    d1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the ...

Lapide: Joh 10:1-32 - --1-41 CHAPTER 10 Ver. 1.— Verily, verily (that is in truth, most truly and most assuredly), I say unto you, He that entereth not, &c. He puts fo...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: John (Book Introduction) THE Fourth Gospel By Way of Introduction Greatest of Books The test of time has given the palm to the Fourth Gospel over all the books of the wor...

JFB: John (Book Introduction) THE author of the Fourth Gospel was the younger of the two sons of Zebedee, a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, who resided at Bethsaida, where were bo...

JFB: John (Outline) THE WORD MADE FLESH. (Joh 1:1-14) A SAYING OF THE BAPTIST CONFIRMATORY OF THIS. (Joh 1:15) SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. (Joh 1:16-18) THE BAPTIST'S TESTIM...

TSK: John (Book Introduction) John, who, according to the unanimous testimony of the ancient fathers and ecclesiastical writers, was the author of this Gospel, was the son of Zebed...

TSK: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Joh 10:1, Christ is the door, and the good shepherd; Joh 10:19, Divers opinions of him; Joh 10:23, He proves by his works that he is Chri...

Poole: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 10

MHCC: John (Book Introduction) The apostle and evangelist, John, seems to have been the youngest of the twelve. He was especially favoured with our Lord's regard and confidence, so ...

MHCC: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) (Joh 10:1-5) The parable of the good shepherd. (Joh 10:6-9) Christ the Door. (Joh 10:10-18) Christ the good Shepherd. (Joh 10:19-21) The Jews' opin...

Matthew Henry: John (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; ...

Matthew Henry: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter we have, I. Christ's parabolical discourse concerning himself as the door of the sheepfold, and the shepherd of the sheep (v. 1-18...

Barclay: John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN The Gospel Of The EagleEye For many Christian people the Gospel according to St. John is the mos...

Barclay: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) The Shepherd And His Sheep (Joh_10:1-6) The Shepherd And His Sheep (Joh_10:1-6 Continued) The Door To Life (Joh_10:7-10) The True And The False S...

Constable: John (Book Introduction) Introduction Writer The writer of this Gospel did not identify himself as such in the ...

Constable: John (Outline) Outline I. Prologue 1:1-18 A. The preincarnate Word 1:1-5 B. The witness...

Constable: John John Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Affirming Right-of-Way on Ancient Paths." Bibliotheca Sacra 153:609 (Januar...

Haydock: John (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN. INTRODUCTION St. John, the evangelist, a native of Bathsaida, in Galilee, was the son ...

Gill: John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO JOHN The author of this Gospel is John, the son of Zebedee and Salome, the brother of James the greater; he outlived the rest of th...

College: John (Book Introduction) PREFACE INTRODUCTION Even the casual reader of the New Testament will notice that the first three accounts of Jesus' life are generally similar in t...

College: John (Outline) OUTLINE A good outline is more than half the battle in one's understanding and remembering the contents of any book. There is more than one way to bre...

Lapide: John (Book Introduction) NOTICE TO THE READER. Gospel of John Intro ——o—— AS it has been found impossible to compress the Translation of the Commentary upon S. John...

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