Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
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Gill's Exposition
Others said, these are not the words of him that hath a devil,.... No madman or demoniac, one possessed of a devil, and under the influence of Satan, would ever talk in so divine a manner, and speak…
Barnes' Notes
Not the words ... - His words are sober, grave, pious, full of wisdom. The preaching of Jesus always produced effect. It made bitter enemies or decided friends. So will all faithful preaching. It is…
Adam Clarke
These are not the words of him that hath a devil - If he were deranged by an unclean spirit, his words would bear a similitude to the spirit that produced them; but these are words of deep sense,…
We have here an account of the people's different sentiments concerning Christ, on occasion of the foregoing discourse; there was a division, a schism, among them; they differed in their opinions,…
Cambridge Bible
of him that hath a devil Better, of one possessed with a demon: the expression differs from that in Joh 10:10.
Can a devil Or, Surely a demon cannot. See on Joh 9:40. It was too great and too…
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