John 10:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 Many of them were saying, “He is possessed and out of his mind. Why should we listen to him?” 21 But others said, “No one possessed by a demon could speak like this. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”[a]
I and the Father Are One
22 Feast of the Dedication.[b] At that time, the feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
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- John 10:21 This is a reference to the incident of the man born blind (in the preceding chapter).
- John 10:22 In the fourth Gospel, the trial of Jesus takes place throughout the book, and on each occasion the Lord asserts his oneness with the Father in unequivocal terms. Here we have a new disagreement, connected with the feast of the Dedication of the temple, which was celebrated toward the end of December. It commemorated the historical fact that in 165 B.C. Judas Maccabeus wrested the temple from the pagan king who had profaned it by installing an idol in it. It was thus a celebration of the liberation, purification, and restoration of the holy place and of its worship (see 1 Mac 4:36-39; 2 Mac 1:9-18; 10:1-8).
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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