Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?
New American Standard Bible
The crowd answered, “
King James Version
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
Holman Bible
“You have a demon!” the crowd responded. “Who wants to kill You?”
International Standard Version
The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"
A Conservative Version
The multitude answered and said, Thou have a demon. Who seeks to kill thee?
American Standard Version
The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
Amplified
The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?”
An Understandable Version
[Someone from] the crowd answered, "You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?"
Anderson New Testament
The multitude answered and said: You have a demon: who seeks to kill you?
Common New Testament
The people answered, "You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill you?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
for what do ye attempt to kill me? the people answered, saying, you are mad: who attempts to kill you?
Darby Translation
The crowd answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
Godbey New Testament
And the multitude responded, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
Goodspeed New Testament
The crowd answered, "You must be possessed! Who is trying to kill you?"
John Wesley New Testament
Yet none of you keepeth the law. Why seek ye to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee?
Julia Smith Translation
The crowd answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
King James 2000
The people answered and said, You have a demon: who goes about to kill you?
Lexham Expanded Bible
The crowd replied, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?"
Modern King James verseion
The crowd answered and said, You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The people answered and said, "Thou hast the devil. Who goeth about to kill thee?"
Moffatt New Testament
The crowd replied, "You are mad. Who wants to kill you?"
Montgomery New Testament
The crowd answered. "You have a demon! Who is trying kill you?"
NET Bible
The crowd answered, "You're possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"
New Heart English Bible
The crowd answered, "You have a demon. Who seeks to kill you?"
Noyes New Testament
The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon! Who seeketh to kill thee?
Sawyer New Testament
The multitude answered, You have a demon; who seeks to kill you?
The Emphasized Bible
The multitude answered - A demon, thou hast: Who, is seeking, to slay, thee?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The multitude answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who is seeking to kill thee?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"You must be possessed by a demon!" the people exclaimed. "Who is seeking to put you to death?"
Webster
The people answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who goeth about to kill thee?
Weymouth New Testament
"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."
Williams New Testament
The crowd answered, "You are certainly under the power of a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"
World English Bible
The multitude answered, "You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?"
Worrell New Testament
The multitude answered, "Thou hast a demon: who is seeking to kill you!"
Worsley New Testament
The people answered and said, Thou art possessed by a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
Youngs Literal Translation
The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'
Themes
Christ » Defamed » Accused of being possessed with devils
Demons » Jesus falsely accused of being possessed of
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles
19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death? 20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death? 21 This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.
Phrases
Cross References
John 8:48
The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
John 10:20
And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
John 8:52
The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
Matthew 11:18-19
For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.
Matthew 12:24
But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.
Mark 3:21-22
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
Mark 3:30
Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
Acts 26:24
And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.