Parallel Verses

Amplified

Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?”

New American Standard Bible

Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

King James Version

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

Holman Bible

Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him?”

International Standard Version

Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?"

A Conservative Version

And many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad. Why do ye listen to him?

American Standard Version

And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?

An Understandable Version

Many of them said, "This man is dominated by an evil spirit; he is crazy, why listen to him?"

Anderson New Testament

And many of them said: He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him?

Bible in Basic English

And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

Common New Testament

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is mad. Why listen to him?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

for many of them said, he is possess'd with a demon, and is mad; why do you mind him?

Darby Translation

but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

Godbey New Testament

Then many of them were saying, He has a demon, and is gone mad; why do you hear Him? Others were saying,

Goodspeed New Testament

Many of them said, "He is possessed and mad! Why do you listen to him?"

John Wesley New Testament

Many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?

Julia Smith Translation

And many of them said, He has a demon, and is frenzied; why hear ye him?

King James 2000

And many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad; why hear you him?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?"

Modern King James verseion

And many of them said, He has a demon and is insane. Why do you hear him?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and many of them said, "He hath the devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?"

Moffatt New Testament

A number of them said, "He is mad. Why listen to him?"

Montgomery New Testament

Many of them kept saying. "He has a demon and is mad! Why do you listen to him?"

NET Bible

Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"

New Heart English Bible

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane. Why do you listen to him?"

Noyes New Testament

Many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why do ye hear him?

Sawyer New Testament

and many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him?

The Emphasized Bible

But many from among them were saying - A demon, he hath, and is raving, - Why, unto him, do ye hearken?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Many of them said: "He is possessed by a demon and is mad; why do you listen to him?"

Webster

And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is insane; why hear ye him?

Weymouth New Testament

Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?"

Williams New Testament

Many of them said, "He is under the power of a demon and is going crazy. Why are you listening to Him?"

World English Bible

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?"

Worrell New Testament

And many of them said, "He hath a demon, and is mad; why do ye hear Him?"

Worsley New Testament

And many of them said, He is a demoniac, and is mad; why do ye hear Him?

Youngs Literal Translation

and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

many of them
πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

He hath
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

a devil
δαιμόνιον 
Daimonion 
Usage: 46

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

is mad
μαίνομαι 
Mainomai 
be mad, be beside self
Usage: 5

why
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

hear ye
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

References

Context Readings

Jesus As The Good Shepherd

19 A division [of opinion] occurred again among the Jews because of these words [of His]. 20 Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?” 21 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?”



Cross References

Mark 3:21

When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”

John 7:20

The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?”

Isaiah 53:8


After oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation [His contemporaries], who [among them] concerned himself with the fact
That He was cut off from the land of the living [by His death]
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [of death] was due?

Matthew 9:34

But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by [the power of] the ruler of demons.”

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the bond-servant like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul (Satan), how much more [will they speak evil of] the members of his household.

John 7:46-52

The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”

John 8:47-48

Whoever is of God and belongs to Him hears [the truth of] God’s words; for this reason you do not hear them: because you are not of God and you are not in fellowship with Him.”

John 8:52

The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon [and are under its power]. Abraham died, and also the prophets; yet You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never, ever taste of death.’

John 9:28-29

And [at that remark] they stormed at him and jeered, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!

Acts 18:14-15

But when Paul was about to reply, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some misdemeanor or serious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to put up with you;

Acts 25:19-20

instead they had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about one Jesus, a man who had died, but whom Paul kept asserting and insisting [over and over] to be alive.

Acts 26:24

While Paul was making this defense, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great education is turning you toward madness.”

Acts 26:30-32

Then the king stood up, and [with him] the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them;

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