“ And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? ”
He hath a devil - John 7:20 . Is mad - Is deranged, or a maniac. His words are incoherent and unintelligible.
John 10. The Close of the Ministry in Jerusalem. [85] John 10:1-21 . The Good Shepherd. The first part of this chapter records Jesus-' teaching on true and false leadership. In John 10:1-5 we...
devil . demon. Greek. daimonion. Compare John 8:48 , and Matthew 12:24 .
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 no...
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? 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...
There was a division therefore— What our Lord said, affected the minds of the Jews in differentways; for some of them cried out that he was possessed and mad, and that it was folly to hear him: oth...
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
The Good Shepherd. The Feast of the Dedication 1-18. Allegories of the Fold and of the Good Shepherd. This chapter continues Christ's discourse to His Pharisaic disciples begun at John 9:39 . His...
He hath a devil, and is mad. — Comp. Note on John 8:48 . The words “and is mad” are explanatory of the possession by a demon.
Our Assurance of Safe-Keeping John 10:19-30 Our Lord did not shrink from the avowal of His divine origin and glory, when there was need or when they were challenged. See John 4:26 ; Matthew 2...
Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock w...
There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. (20) And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? (21) Others said, These are not the words of him that...
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 many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? Ver. 20. He hath a devil, and is mad ] It was a wonder if the heavens did not sweat, the earth melt, and hell gape at the hear...
There was a division among the Jews These sayings of our Lord “affected the minds of the Jews differently, for some of them cried out that he was possessed and mad, and that it was folly to hear hi...
THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE SHEPHERD (vs.1-18) Now the Lord speaks in parabolic form, again in verse 1 doubly pressing the truth of His words. One climbing the fence of the sheepfold (rather then enter...
Sentiments Concerning Christ. 19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20 And many of them said,...
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 devi...
‘There arose a division among the Judaisers, because of these words. And many of them said, “He has a devil and is mad, why do you listen to him?”. Others said, “These are not the sayings of one poss...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:1-21 contain a discourse on false and true leaders and teachers in reference to Christ, under the allegoric parable of the fold and the good shepherd. The...
devil demon. ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 7:22 ).
John 10:1 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. The positiveness of our Lord's t...
John 10:1 . He that entereth not by the door is a thief and a robber. After the scribes had formed a plot against the life of the good shepherd, he told them that they were not the children of Abr...
There was a division … for these sayings. --Here was I. A BAD SPIRIT. 1. Schismatic. “There was a division.” Sad that Christ and His doctrines should divide men into sects. One might have th...
EXPOSITION John 10:1-43 5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malign...
The end of the discourse and its effect:
Acts 18:14 ; Acts 18:15 ; Acts 25:19 ; Acts 25:20 ; Acts 26:24 ; Acts 26:30-32 ; Isaiah 53:8 ; John 7:20 ; John 7:46-52 ; John 8:47 ; John 8:48 ; John 8:52 ; John 9:28 ; John 9:29 ; Ma...