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John 8:48
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The Jews there answered, "We say you are a Samaritan. We say a demon is making you crazy! Are we not right when we say this?"
Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto him: Saye we not well that thou arte a Samaritane and hast the devyll?
Then the Yehudim answered him, "Don't we say well that you are a Shomroni, and have a demon?"
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The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?"
They answered, "We say you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you. Are we not right?"
The Jews answered and said to him, Do we not say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?
Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
Then the Jews answered him, "Don't we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?"
Then answered the Jews and said to him, Say we not well, That thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
"Are we not right," answered the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"
Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel?
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
The Jews answered Him, "Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?"
The Jews answered Him, "Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?"
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
The Judeans answered him, "Aren't we right in saying you are from Shomron and have a demon?"
The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
The Jihudoyee answered and say to him, Did we not well say, Thou art a Shomroya, and hast a devil ?
The Jews answered, and said to him: Did we not well say, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
Then answered the Iewes, and said vnto him, Say wee not well that thou art a Samaritane, & hast a deuill?
The people retorted, "You Samaritan devil! Didn't we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?"
The Jews said to Jesus, "Are we not right when we say You are from the country of Samaria, and You have a demon?"
The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
Then answered the Iewes, and said vnto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritane, and hast a deuil?
The Jews answered and said to him, Did we not say well, that you are a Samaritan, and that you are crazy?
The Jews answered, and said unto him - Do, we, not, well, say: Thou, art, a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil?
The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
Then aunswered the Iewes, & saide vnto hym: Say we not well that thou art a Samaritane, and hast the deuyl?
They asked Jesus, "Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you?"
The Jews responded to him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
The Jews answered and said to him, "Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
Then the Jews answered and said to Him, Do we not say well that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, `Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'
Then answered the Iewes, and sayde vnto him: Saye we not right, that thou art a Samaritane, and hast the deuell?
The Jews answered, and said to him, are we not in the right to say, that you are a Samaritan, and are really mad?
The Jews then said, "That clinches it. We were right all along when we called you a Samaritan and said you were crazy—demon-possessed!"
The Judeans replied, "Aren't we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"
Then the Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
The people began shouting, "Well, you're actually a Samaritan and possessed by a demon."
The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Say: John 8:52, John 13:13, Matthew 15:7, James 2:19
thou: John 4:9, John 7:20, John 10:20, Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 53:3, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 12:24, Matthew 12:31, Romans 15:3, Hebrews 13:13
Reciprocal: Psalms 22:6 - a reproach Psalms 31:18 - speak Psalms 89:51 - footsteps Matthew 5:22 - Whosoever Matthew 11:18 - He Mark 3:22 - He hath Luke 2:34 - for a Luke 7:33 - He Luke 9:52 - the Samaritans Luke 10:33 - Samaritan Luke 11:15 - He Luke 17:16 - and he Luke 18:9 - and despised John 8:22 - Will Acts 26:24 - Paul Hebrews 12:3 - contradiction 1 Peter 2:23 - when he was 1 Peter 4:14 - reproached
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him,.... Being incensed to the last degree, that he should say they were of their father the devil, and not of God; and that he spoke the truth, and no one could convince him of sin:
say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan? it seems they had said so before, though it is not recorded; and now they thought themselves justified in it, since he treated them, the true sons of Abraham, in such a manner; and the rather, since he had been lately among the Samaritans, and had in a parable spoken in favour of a Samaritan: they meant by this expression, that he was an irreligious man, and one that had no regard to the law of Moses; or at least played fast and loose with religion and the law, and was for any thing, as times served: the Jews had a very ill opinion of the Samaritans, on these accounts and to call a man a Samaritan, was all one as to call him an heretic, an idolater, or an excommunicated person; for such were the Samaritans with the Jews; they charged them with corrupting the Scriptures, and with worshipping idols, which were hid in Mount Gerizim; and they give us a dreadful account of their being anathematized by Ezra, Zorobabel, and Joshua; who, they say r,
"gathered the whole congregation into the temple, and brought in three hundred priests, and three hundred children, and three hundred trumpets, and three hundred books of the law, in their hands; they blew the trumpets, and the Levites sung, and they anathematized the Samaritans, by the inexplicable name of God, and by the writing on tables, and with the anathema of the house of judgment, above and below; (saying,) let not any Israelite for ever eat of the fruit, or of the least morsel of a Samaritan; hence they say, whoso eateth the flesh of a Samaritan, it is all one as if he ate swine's flesh; also let not a Samaritan be made a proselyte, nor have a part in the resurrection of the dead; as it is said, "You have nothing to do with to build an house unto our God", Ezra 4:3, neither in this world, nor in the world to come: moreover, also let him have no part in Jerusalem; as it is said, "But you have no portion, nor, right, nor memorial in Jerusalem", Nehemiah 2:20; and they sent this anathema to the Israelites that were in Babylon, and they added thereunto, curse upon curse moreover, king Cyrus added an everlasting anathema to it, as it is said, "And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there, destroy", c. Ezra 6:12.''
And hence, because the Samaritans were had in such abhorrence by the Jews, they would not ask a blessing over food in company with them s, nor say Amen after they had asked one t nor indeed, after the better sort of them had asked, unless the whole blessing was distinctly heard u, that so they might be sure there was no heresy in it; by all which it appears, how opprobrious this name was, and what a sad character was fixed upon a man that bore it;
see Gill "Joh 4:9"; and as Christ was called by the Jews a Samaritan, they having no name more hateful and reproachful to call him by, so the Christians are still in their writings called Cuthites, or Samaritans; and it is indeed with them a general name for all Gentiles and idolaters, or whom they esteem such:
and hast a devil; familiarity and converse with one; by which means they imagined he knew their thoughts, and their actions, and by his assistance performed his miracles; or they took him for a lunatic, or a madman; whose lunacy and madness proceeded from the devil, with whom he was possessed: and this rather seems to be the sense, since in John 8:52 the Jews say they knew he had a devil, which they concluded from his saying, that such that observed his words, and kept them, should never die; which they considered as the words of a man out of his senses, seeing all men, even the best of men die, they not understanding his meaning; whereas they could not gather from hence, that he dealt with familiar spirits; and what still confirms this sense is, that these two are joined together in
John 10:20, "he hath a devil, and is mad", and such as were demoniacs, men possessed with devils, were either mad, or lunatic, and melancholy; see Matthew 8:28, compared with Mark 9:17. To which may be added, that it was a prevailing notion with the Jews, that madness and melancholy were owing to evil spirits, which had the predominancy over men: and seeing Christ was thought to be besides himself by his friends and relations, Mark 3:21, it need not be wondered at, that his enemies should fix such a character on him; nor was this an unusual one to be given to good men; the prophets and spiritual men of the Old Testament were accounted madmen, 2 Kings 9:11. And since our Lord was used in this abusive manner, it need not seem strange, that his followers should be treated in the same way; as the Apostle Paul and his companions in the ministry were, Acts 26:24; see
John 10:20.
r Pirke Eliezer, c. 38. s Bartenora in Misn. Beracot, c. 7. sect. 1. t Elias in Tishbi in voce ××ת. u Misn. Beracot, c. 8. sect. 8. & Maimon. & Bartonera in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Say we not well - Say we not truly.
Thou art a Samaritan - This was a term of contempt and reproach. See the notes at John 4:9. It had the force of charging him with being a heretic or a schismatic, because the Samaritans were regarded as such.
And hast a devil - See John 7:20. This charge they brought against him because he had said that they were not of God or were not the friends of God. This they regarded as the same as taking sides with the Samaritans, for the question between the Jews and Samaritans was, which of them worshipped God aright, John 4:20. As Jesus affirmed that the Jews were not of God, and as he, contrary to all their views, had gone and preached to the Samaritans John 4:0, they regarded it as a proof that he was disposed to take part with them. They also regarded it as evidence that he had a devil. The devil was an accuser or calumniator and as Jesus charged them with being opposed to God, they considered it as proof that he was influenced by such an evil spirit.
devil - In the original, demon. Not the prince or chief of the devils, but an evil spirit.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 48. Thou art a Samaritan — This was the same, among them, as heretic, or schismatic, among us. This is the only time in which the Jews gave our Lord this title of reproach; and they probably grounded it on his having preached among them, and lodged in their villages. See the account in John 4:39-40; but Samaritan, among them, meant a person unworthy of any credit.
Hast a devil? — Art possessed by an evil spirit; and art, in consequence, deranged.
