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John 10:20-22
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John 10:20-22
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20 Many of them said, “A demon has come into him and made him crazy. Why listen to him?”
21 But others said, “These aren’t the words of someone controlled by a demon. A demon cannot heal the eyes of a blind man.”
The Jewish Leaders Against Jesus
22 It was winter, and the time came for the Festival of Dedication[a] at Jerusalem.
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- John 10:22 Festival of Dedication Hanukkah, or “Festival of Lights,” a special week in December celebrating the time in 165 B.C. when the Jerusalem Temple was made pure and ready again for Jewish worship. Before then it had been under the control of a foreign (Greek) army and used for pagan worship.
John 10:20-22
New International Version
John 10:20-22
New International Version
20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed(A) and raving mad.(B) Why listen to him?”
21 But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon.(C) Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”(D)
Further Conflict Over Jesus’ Claims
22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[a] at Jerusalem. It was winter,
Footnotes
- John 10:22 That is, Hanukkah
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