John 10:20
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And many of them said: He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear you him?

Jeremiah 29:26
The Lord hath made thee priest instead of Joiada the priest, that thou shouldst be ruler in the house of the Lord, over every man that raveth and prophesieth, to put him in the stocks, and into prison.

Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say: He hath a devil.

Mark 3:21
And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

John 7:20
Why seek you to kill me? The multitude answered and said: Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And many of them said: He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear you him?

He hath.

John 7:20 Why seek you to kill me? The multitude answered and said: Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee?

John 8:48,52 The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil? . . .

Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the good man of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?

Mark 3:21 And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

Acts 26:24 As he spoke these things and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.

why.

John 7:46-52 The ministers answered: Never did man speak like this man. . . .

John 8:47 He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.

John 9:28,29 They reviled him therefore and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses. . . .

Isaiah 53:8 He was taken away from distress, and from judgment: who shall declare his generation? because he is cut off out of the land of the living: for the wickedness of my people have I struck him.

Acts 18:14,15 And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you. . . .

Acts 25:19,20 But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. . . .

Acts 26:30-32 And the king rose up, and the governor and Bernice and they that sat with them. . . .

Context
Jesus the Good Shepherd
19A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words. 20And many of them said: He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear you him? 21Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?…
Lexicon
Many
πολλοὶ (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

them
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

said,
ἔλεγον (elegon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“He is
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

demon-possessed
Δαιμόνιον (Daimonion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1140: An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

insane.
μαίνεται (mainetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3105: To be raving mad, speak as a madman. Middle voice from a primary mao; to rave as a 'maniac'.

Why
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

would you listen to
ἀκούετε (akouete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

Him?”
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”

And many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?"

And many of them said, He has a devil, and is mad; why hear you him?

And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?

but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is insane; why hear ye him?

Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?"

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?"

and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'
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