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Bible in Basic English

Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

New American Standard Bible

Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

International Standard Version

Others were saying, "These are not the words of a man who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can it?"

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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?”

An Understandable Version

Others said, "These are not the words of someone dominated by an evil spirit. Can an evil spirit restore sight to a blind person?"

Anderson New Testament

Others said: These are not the words of one that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

Common New Testament

Others said, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

others said, this is not the language of one possess'd: can a demon give sight to the blind?

Darby Translation

Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?

Godbey New Testament

These are not the words of a demonized man. Whether is a demon able to open the eyes of the blind?

Goodspeed New Testament

Others said, "These are not the words of a man who is possessed. Can a madman make blind men see?"

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Others said, These are not the words of a demon. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind.

King James 2000

Others said, These are not the words of him that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, [is it]?"

Modern King James verseion

Others said, These are not words of one who has been possessed by a demon. A demon is not able to open the eyes of blind ones.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Others said, "These are not the words of him that hath the devil: Can the devil open the eyes of the blind?"

Moffatt New Testament

Others said, "These are not a madman's words. Can a madman open the eyes of the blind?"

Montgomery New Testament

Others were saying. "These are not the words of one demon-possessed. Can a demoniac open the eyes of the blind?"

NET Bible

Others said, "These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?"

New Heart English Bible

Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It is not possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"

Noyes New Testament

Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

Sawyer New Testament

Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

The Emphasized Bible

Others, said - These sayings, are not those of one demonized, - Can, a demon, open the eyes of, the blind?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Others said, These are not the discourses of a demoniac. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Others said: "This is not the teaching of one who is possessed by a demon. Can a demon give sight to the blind?"

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Others argued, "That is not the language of a demoniac: and can a demon open blind men's eyes?"

Williams New Testament

Others said, "These are not the words of a man who is under the power of a demon. A demon cannot make the eyes of the blind see, can he?"

World English Bible

Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn't possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"

Worrell New Testament

Others said, "These are not the sayings of a demoniac. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

Worsley New Testament

Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἄλλος 
Allos 
Usage: 119

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

are
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

the words
ῥῆμα 
Rhema 
word, saying, thing, no thing Trans, not tr
Usage: 57

δαιμονίζομαι 
Daimonizomai 
possessed with devils, possessed with the devil, of the devils, vexed with a devil, possessed with a devil, have a devil
Usage: 13

Can
δύναμαι 
Dunamai 
can , cannot , be able, may , able,
Usage: 140

a devil
δαιμόνιον 
Daimonion 
Usage: 46

ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

the eyes
ὀφθαλμός 
Ophthalmos 
Usage: 57

References

Context Readings

Jesus As The Good Shepherd

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? 21 Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see? 22 Then came the feast of the opening of the Temple in Jerusalem: it was winter;

Cross References

Exodus 4:11

And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

Psalm 146:8

The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

Exodus 8:19

Then the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: but Pharaoh's heart was hard, and he did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.

Psalm 94:9

Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

Isaiah 35:5-6

Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.

Matthew 4:24

And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.

Matthew 11:5

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

John 9:6

Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

John 9:32-33

In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.

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