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Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is mad! Why do you listen to him?"
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The Ultimate Dismissal
Commentators explain that accusing Jesus of being demon-possessed and mad was the ultimate dismissal in that culture. Jewish thought often linked insanity directly to demonic influence. By labeling Him this way, His opponents sought to invalidate His teachings entirely, framing them as the incoherent rantings of a lunatic so that no one would listen to Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He has a devil (John 7:20).
Is mad. Is deranged, or a maniac. His words are incoherent and unintelligible.
He has a demon and is mad (δαιμονιον εχε κα μαινετα). As some had already said (7:20; 8:48 with the addition of "Samaritan"). So l…
19th Century
Anglican
He hath a devil, and is mad.—Compare Note on John 8:48. The words “and is mad” are explanatory of the possession by a dem…
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Baptist
I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. There was a division therefore a…
The reaction of the populace was divided. To Jesus’ enemies, his claims seemed so exaggerated and so contradictory to the popular understanding of …
16th Century
Protestant
He hath a devil. They employ the most offensive reproach which they can devise, in slandering Christ, so that all may shudder at the thoug…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And many of them said, he has a devil, and is mad It was a notion of the Jews, that madness or distraction was from …
Satan ruins many by causing them to lose respect for the word and ordinances. People would not be laughed out of their necessary food, yet they all…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that he has the power to give life and demonstrating his manner of doing so, our Lord here shows how this power to give lif…
