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The multitude answered, "You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?"
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An Idiom for "You're Mad"
Multiple commentators explain that the phrase "You have a demon" was a common Jewish idiom for saying someone was insane, irrational, or delusional. The crowd wasn't necessarily making a formal accusation of demonic possession but was expressing shock, believing Jesus was paranoid to think someone wanted to kill him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The people. Perhaps some of the people who were not aware of the designs of the rulers.
You have a devil. You are deranged…
The multitude (ο οχλος). Outside of Jerusalem (the Galilean crowd as in verses 11f.) and so unfamiliar with the effort to kill Jes…
19th Century
Anglican
The people. They know that the rulers have sought Him (John 7:11), but are not aware of their intention to kill Him. W…
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Baptist
"I did it on the Sabbath day, and you are all stumbling at that."
The response of the crowd to Jesus’ accusation shows that the decision of the rulers had not been widely publicized. The people were bewildered by …
16th Century
Protestant
You have a devil. The meaning is, "You are mad;" for it was a customary phrase among the Jews, who had been trained to the doctrine that, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The people answered and said These seem to be the country people, who came from Galilee and other parts, who knew no…
Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own discovery, but is from God's word, through the teaching of His…
13th Century
Catholic
After the Evangelist mentioned how our Lord’s relatives urged him to go to Judea, he also tells us what Christ replied to them. He then t…
