Jesus the Good Shepherd
John 10:21
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
- KJV
- Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
- WEB
- 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?”
- ASV
- Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
- LSV
- Others said, “These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able to open blind men’s eyes?”
- YLT
- others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'
- DBY
- Others said, These sayings are not [those] of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?
- DRC
- Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil: Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
- GNV
- Other sayd, These are not the wordes of him that hath a deuill: can the deuill open the eyes of the blinde?
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀνοῖξαι;¶ (“to open”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀνοίγειν (“to open”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Greek text behind the NIV, Papyrus 66, Papyrus 66 (first hand), Codex Sinaiticus (01), Codex Washingtonianus (032) include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἄλλοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἄλλοι; the Greek text behind the NIV add δὲ.
- SBLGNT: ἀνοῖξαι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀνοῖξαι; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀνοίγειν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· Ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα οὐκ ἔστιν δαιμονιζομένου· μὴ δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλῶν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνοῖξαι;
- RP2018
- Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα οὐκ ἔστιν δαιμονιζομένου· μὴ δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλῶν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνοίγειν;
- TR-Boyd
- Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα οὐκ ἔστι δαιμονιζομένου· μὴ δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλῶν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνοίγειν;
- SCR1894
- αλλοι ελεγον ταυτα τα ρηματα ουκ εστιν δαιμονιζομενου μη δαιμονιον δυναται τυφλων οφθαλμους ανοιγειν
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- 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?
- Isaiah 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the…
- Psalms 94:9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- John 9:6When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
- John 9:32–33Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
- 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.
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