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Manyπολλοὶofἐξthemαὐτῶνwere saying,ἔλεγον“He hasἔχειa demonΔαιμόνιονandκαὶis out of his mind;μαίνεταιwhyτίdo you listen toἀκούετεhim?”αὐτοῦ
John 10:20
Study it in the app“Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind; why do you listen to him?””
With the Greek beneath
John 10:20, word by word
- Manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- “He hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- a demonΔαιμόνιονDaimonion
demon
An evil spirit that oppresses people.
Where else “Daimonion” appears- is out of his mindμαίνεταιmainetai
be insane
Be mad, rave, talk out of one's mind.
Where else “mainetai” appears- do you listen toἀκούετεakouete
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouete” appears
The context
19Again a division arose among the Jews because of these words.
20 · This verse (above)
21Others were saying, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?