Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Others were saying, "These are not the words of a man who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can it?"
New American Standard Bible
Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one
King James Version
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
Holman Bible
Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
A Conservative Version
Others said, These are not the sayings of a man possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
American Standard Version
Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
Amplified
Others were saying, “These are not the words and thoughts of one possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
An Understandable Version
Others said, "These are not the words of someone dominated by an evil spirit. Can an evil spirit restore sight to a blind person?"
Anderson New Testament
Others said: These are not the words of one that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
Bible in Basic English
Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?
Common New Testament
Others said, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
others said, this is not the language of one possess'd: can a demon give sight to the blind?
Darby Translation
Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?
Godbey New Testament
These are not the words of a demonized man. Whether is a demon able to open the eyes of the blind?
Goodspeed New Testament
Others said, "These are not the words of a man who is possessed. Can a madman make blind men see?"
John Wesley New Testament
Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
Julia Smith Translation
Others said, These are not the words of a demon. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind.
King James 2000
Others said, These are not the words of him that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, [is it]?"
Modern King James verseion
Others said, These are not words of one who has been possessed by a demon. A demon is not able to open the eyes of blind ones.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Others said, "These are not the words of him that hath the devil: Can the devil open the eyes of the blind?"
Moffatt New Testament
Others said, "These are not a madman's words. Can a madman open the eyes of the blind?"
Montgomery New Testament
Others were saying. "These are not the words of one demon-possessed. Can a demoniac open the eyes of the blind?"
NET Bible
Others said, "These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?"
New Heart English Bible
Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It is not possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"
Noyes New Testament
Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
Sawyer New Testament
Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
The Emphasized Bible
Others, said - These sayings, are not those of one demonized, - Can, a demon, open the eyes of, the blind?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Others said, These are not the discourses of a demoniac. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Others said: "This is not the teaching of one who is possessed by a demon. Can a demon give sight to the blind?"
Webster
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
Weymouth New Testament
Others argued, "That is not the language of a demoniac: and can a demon open blind men's eyes?"
Williams New Testament
Others said, "These are not the words of a man who is under the power of a demon. A demon cannot make the eyes of the blind see, can he?"
World English Bible
Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn't possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"
Worrell New Testament
Others said, "These are not the sayings of a demoniac. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
Worsley New Testament
Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
Youngs Literal Translation
others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'
Interlinear
Tauta
References
Smith
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 10:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus As The Good Shepherd
20 Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?" 21 Others were saying, "These are not the words of a man who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can it?" 22 Now Hanukkah was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 4:11
Then God asked him, "Who gives a person a mouth? Who makes him unable to speak, or deaf, or able to see, or blind, or lame? Is it not I, the LORD?
Psalm 146:8
the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous.
Exodus 8:19
The magicians told Pharaoh, "It is the finger of God!" But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.
Psalm 94:9
The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not?
Proverbs 20:12
The ear that hears and the eye that sees the LORD surely made them both.
Isaiah 35:5-6
"Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unblocked;
Matthew 4:24
His fame spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him everyone who was sick those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed and he healed them.
Matthew 11:5
the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the destitute hear the good news.
John 9:6
After saying this, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he spread the mud on the man's eyes
John 9:32-33
Ever since creation it has never been heard that anyone healed the eyes of a man who was born blind.