The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
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- WEB Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
- KJV Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
- NKJV Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
- NASB The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?”
- NLT The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?”
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Quick answer
The opponents resort to insults, calling Jesus a Samaritan and demon-possessed. Unable to answer his words, they attack his character.
Overview
Cornered by Jesus' logic, his hearers slander him as a despised Samaritan and as demonized. Their abuse reveals the hardness of their hearts and the lengths of their hostility. Such rejection foreshadows the suffering Christ would endure, despised and accused though wholly innocent.
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- John 7:20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
- John 8:52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
- John 4:9“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
- Matt 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
- Matt 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
- Matt 10:5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
- John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
- Matt 15:7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
- Jas 2:19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
- Rom 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
- Isa 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- John 13:13You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
- Isa 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
- Heb 13:13Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
- Matt 12:31Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
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