John 8:48 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁸ The Jews answered and said to Jesus, “Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan [See note on 4:9], and are dominated by an evil spirit?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁸ Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁸ The Jews answered Him, Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and that You have a demon [that You are under the power of an evil spirit]?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁸ The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

Common English Bible

⁴⁸ The Jewish opposition answered, “We were right to say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon, weren’t we?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁸ Therefore, the Jews responded and said to him, "Are we not correct in saying that you are a Samaritan, and that you have a demon?"

John 8:48 Cross References

Matthew 10:25

A disciple is doing well if he can be [as good] as his teacher, and the slave [as good] as his master. If they have called the master of the house [i.e., Jesus] Beelzebub [i.e., the chief of evil spirits. See Mark 3:22], how much more [likely] will they call members of his household [i.e., the disciples] the same thing!

Matthew 10:5

Jesus sent these twelve apostles out and ordered them saying, “Do not go on any road leading to Gentile territory or enter any town of the Samaritans.

Matthew 11:18

For when John came, he did not eat or drink [on festive occasions] and people said, ‘He is dominated by an evil spirit.’

Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man does not drive out evil spirits except by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits.”

Matthew 12:31

Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven of every sin and abusive word spoken [against God]. But abusive words spoken against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied accurately about you, saying [Isa. 29:13],

John 1:19

And this is the testimony John [the Immerser] gave when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” [Note: Levites were men who assisted the priests in the Temple service].

John 10:20

Many of them said, “This man is dominated by an evil spirit; he is crazy, why listen to him?”

John 13:13

You call me ‘Teacher,’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right in doing so because that is who I am.

John 4:9

Therefore, the Samaritan woman asked Him, “Why is it that you, being a Jew, would ask a Samaritan woman [like me] for a drink?” (For Jews do not have any fellowship with Samaritans). [Note: The reason for this stemmed from longstanding religious, cultural and ethnic prejudices].

John 7:20

[Someone from] the crowd answered, “You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?”

John 8:22

So, the Jews asked [one another], “Will he kill himself, because he said, ‘You cannot go where I am going’?”

John 8:52

The Jews [i.e., the authorities] replied, “Now we know that you are dominated by an evil spirit. Abraham and the prophets [all] died and [yet] you are saying, ‘If a person obeys my message, he will never experience death.’

Romans 15:3

For even Christ did not please [just] Himself, but as it is written [Psa. 69:9], “The insults of those people who insulted you [i.e., God] fell on me [i.e., Christ].”

Hebrews 13:13

So, we should go out to Him, outside of the camp [Note: This probably signifies separating from the whole system of Judaism, as well as full commitment to Christ], bearing the abuse that He suffered.

James 2:19

You believe that there is [only] one God; that is good! Even the demons believe [that], and they shudder [with fear at the thought].