John 10:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?””

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BSBPD

“But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“others said, `These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 10:21 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
  2. Exodus 8:19“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
  3. Psalms 94:9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
  4. Psalms 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
  5. Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
  6. Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
  7. Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
  8. Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  9. John 9:6When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
  10. John 9:32Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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