THEOSISJohn 7:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Why seek you to kill me? The multitude answered and said: Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee?
απεκριθη ο οχλος και ειπεν δαιμονιον εχεις τις σε ζητει αποκτειναι
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- John 10:20And many of them said: He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear you him?
- John 8:48The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil?
- Mark 3:21And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.
- Mark 3:22And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
- John 8:52The Jews therefore said: Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets: and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever.
- Mark 3:30Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.
- Acts 26:24As he spoke these things and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.
- Matt 11:18For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say: He hath a devil.
The original text
Greek text, 9 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ἈπεκρίθηapekrithēI answerG611 · ἀποκρίνω
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ὄχλοςochlosa crowdG3793 · ὄχλος
- Δαιμόνιονdaimonionan evil-spiritG1140 · δαιμόνιον
- ἔχειςecheisI haveG2192 · ἔχω
- τίςtiswhoG5101 · τίς
- σεseyouG4771 · σύ
- ζητεῖzēteiI seekG2212 · ζητέω
- ἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiI put to deathG615 · ἀποκτείνω