John 10:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? ”

• John 10:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Not the words ... - His words are sober, grave, pious, full of wisdom. The preaching of Jesus always produced effect. It made bitter enemies or decided friends. So will all faithful preaching. It...

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• John 10:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  words . Greek. Plural of rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 . him that hath. devil . one possessed by. demon. Can. devil... ? . Surely. demon is not (Greek. me, App-105) able to... is he?

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• John 10:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  21. These are not the words of a demoniac. It is as if they demanded that men should judge from the fact itself; for the truth, as we have said, is strong enough to maintain itself. And this...

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• John 10:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? These are not the words of him that hath a devil - If he were deranged by an unclean spirit, his...

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• John 10:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes...

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• John 10:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. — We trace here again the presence of the better party among the Sanhedrin, which we found before ( John 9:16 ). “His words,” they wou...

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• John 10:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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...

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• John 10:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• John 10:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Others said, these are not the words of him that hath a devil ,.... No madman or demoniac, one possessed of a devil, and under the influence of Satan, would ever talk in so divine a manner, and spea...

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• John 10:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? Ver. 21. These are not the words, &c. ] Wisdom is ever justified of her children. They f...

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• John 10:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• John 10:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Sentiments Concerning Christ.       19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.   20 And many of them said,...

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• John 10:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  OLBGrk; But others, that were less passionate and brutish in their expressions, and more thinking and considerate in passing their judgments, said, These are not the words (so we translate it; the...

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• John 10:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘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...

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• John 10:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

  devil demon. ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 7:22 ).

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• John 10:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• John 10:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• John 10:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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...

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• John 10:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• John 10:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The end of the discourse and its effect:

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• John 10:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Exodus 4:11 ; Exodus 8:19 ; Isaiah 35:5 ; Isaiah 35:6 ; John 9:32 ; John 9:6 ; Matthew 11:5 ; Proverbs 20:12 ; Psalms 146:8 ; Psalms 94:9

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• John 10:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  These are not the words — The word in the original takes in actions too.

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