John 5:3

5:3 A great number of sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying in these walkways.

John 5:27

5:27 and he has granted the Son ¹  authority to execute judgment, ²  because he is the Son of Man.

John 8:48

8:48 The Judeans ³  replied, ⁴  “Aren’t we correct in saying ⁵  that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?” ⁶ 

[5:27]  ¹ tn Grk “him.”

[5:27]  ² tn Grk “authority to judge.”

[8:48]  ¹ tn Grk “the Jews.” See the note on this term in v. 31. Here the phrase refers to the Jewish people in Jerusalem (“Judeans”; cf. BDAG 479 s.v. ᾿Ιουδαῖος 2.e) who had been listening to Jesus’ teaching in the temple courts (8:20) and had initially believed his claim to be the Messiah (cf. 8:31). They had become increasingly hostile as Jesus continued to teach. Now they were ready to say that Jesus was demon-possessed.

[8:48]  ² tn Grk “answered and said to him.”

[8:48]  ³ tn Grk “Do we not say rightly.”

[8:48]  ⁴ tn Grk “and have a demon.” It is not clear what is meant by the charge Σαμαρίτης εἶ σὺ καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις (Samarith" ei su kai daimonion ecei"). The meaning could be “you are a heretic and are possessed by a demon.” Note that the dual charge gets one reply (John 8:49). Perhaps the phrases were interchangeable: Simon Magus (Acts 8:14-24) and in later traditions Dositheus, the two Samaritans who claimed to be sons of God, were regarded as mad, that is, possessed by demons.