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?””
A short, plain-language explanation of John 10:21 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo John 10:21 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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?
- 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.
- Psalms 94:9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
- Psalms 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
- Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- 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.
- 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.
- John 9:6When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
- 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).