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John 10:20-21

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10:20 Many of them were saying, “He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! 1  Why do you listen to him?” 10:21 Others said, “These are not the words 2  of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, 3  can it?” 4 

1 tn Or “is insane.” To translate simply “he is mad” (so KJV, ASV, RSV; “raving mad” NIV) could give the impression that Jesus was angry, while the actual charge was madness or insanity.

2 tn Or “the sayings.”

3 tn Grk “open the eyes of the blind” (“opening the eyes” is an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

4 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “can it?”).



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