John 10:21
Others said, These are not the sayings of a man possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
20And many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad. Why do ye listen to him?
22And the feast of the dedication happened at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
Cross References
Exodus 8:19Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as LORD had spoken.
Psalms 146:8LORD opens [the eyes of] the blind. LORD raises up those who are bowed down. LORD loves the righteous.
Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Matthew 11:5the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good-news.
John 9:32From the age, it was not heard that any man opened the eyes of a man who was born blind.
Matthew Henry on John 10:20-22
Sentiments Concerning Christ. 19 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 hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? We have here an account of the people's different sentiments concerning Christ, on occasion of the foregoing discourse; there was a division, a schism, among them; they differed in their opinions, which threw them into heats and parties.… Read the whole commentary →