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Who’s trying to kill you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, "You have a demon. Who seeks to kill You?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The people answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The crowd answered, &#8220You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have a demon! ” the crowd responded. “Who is trying to kill you? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have a demon!&#8221 the crowd responded. &#8220Who wants to kill You?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The crowd replied, "You're crazy! What makes you think someone wants to kill you?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The multitude answered, Thou hast a devil: who seeketh to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The crowd answered, "You're possessed by a demon! Who wants to kill you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"You have a demon in you!" the crowd answered. "Who is trying to kill you?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?You have a demon,? the crowd replied. ?Who is trying to kill You??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, "You're possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, "You have a demon. Who seeks to kill you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The people answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who goeth about to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The multitude answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The multitude answered and said, “You have a demon, who seeks to kill You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, "You have a demon. Who seeks to kill You?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The crowd answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why seek you to kill me? The multitude answered, and said: Thou hast a devil; who seeketh to kill thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why are you seeking to kill me?” The crowd responded and said: “You must have a demon. Who is seeking to kill you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The crowd answered, “You are possessed! Who is trying to kill you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The people answered, saying, You are crazy; who wants to kill you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Why are you seeking to kill me?” The crowds answered and were saying, “A demon is in you. Who is seeking to kill you?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />The multitude answered and said: You have a demon: who seeks to kill you?<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the multitude responded, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />The multitude answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who is seeking to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for what do ye attempt to kill me? the people answered, saying, you are mad: who attempts to kill you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The multitude answered, "Thou hast a demon: who is seeking to kill you!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />The people answered and said, Thou art possessed by a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/7-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2426" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Jesus Teaches at the Feast</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?” <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echeis (V-PIA-2S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">“You have</a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: Daimonion (N-ANS) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">a demon,”</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlos (N-NMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowd</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">replied.</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“Who</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētei (V-PIA-3S) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">is trying</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apokteinai (V-ANA) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">to kill</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You?”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48-52</a></span><br />The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” / “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. / I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-20.htm">John 10:20-21</a></span><br />Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?” / But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Matthew 12:24</a></span><br />But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-22.htm">Mark 3:22</a></span><br />And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Luke 11:15</a></span><br />but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13</a></span><br />But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-24.htm">Acts 26:24</a></span><br />At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-14.htm">1 Samuel 21:14-15</a></span><br />Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me? / Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">2 Kings 9:11</a></span><br />When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-26.htm">Jeremiah 29:26</a></span><br />‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></span><br />The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-34.htm">Matthew 9:34</a></span><br />But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Matthew 10:25</a></span><br />It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-30.htm">Mark 3:30</a></span><br />Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-33.htm">Luke 7:33</a></span><br />For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The people answered and said, You have a devil: who goes about to kill you?</p><p class="hdg">Thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48,52</a></b></br> Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-20.htm">John 10:20</a></b></br> And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Matthew 10:25</a></b></br> It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more <i>shall they call</i> them of his household?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-12.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/luke/8-36.htm">Demon-Possessed</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/john/7-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/john/7-12.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/15-12.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/7-18.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/john/7-18.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/john/7-18.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/john/6-63.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/john/7-4.htm">Wants</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/7-31.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/8-48.htm">Demon</a> <a href="/john/8-48.htm">Demon-Possessed</a> <a href="/john/7-30.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/john/8-34.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/john/7-31.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/john/8-48.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/john/7-39.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/acts/4-35.htm">Wants</a><div class="vheading2">John 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-1.htm">Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-10.htm">goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-14.htm">teaches in the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-40.htm">Various opinions of him among the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-45.htm">The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/7-50.htm">and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“You have a demon,”</b><br>This accusation reflects the common misunderstanding and spiritual blindness of the people regarding Jesus' identity and mission. In the cultural context of the time, attributing someone's actions to demonic influence was a way to discredit them. This phrase also highlights the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders, who often accused Him of being in league with demonic forces (see <a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Matthew 12:24</a>). The crowd's statement reveals their inability to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, despite the signs and teachings He provided.<p><b>the crowd replied.</b><br>The crowd in this context likely consisted of a mix of local residents, religious leaders, and pilgrims attending the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. This diverse group had varying levels of understanding and belief about Jesus. The crowd's response indicates a lack of awareness of the plots against Jesus by the religious authorities, suggesting a disconnect between the leaders' intentions and the general populace's perception.<p><b>“Who is trying to kill You?”</b><br>This question demonstrates the crowd's ignorance of the growing hostility from the Jewish leaders, who were indeed plotting to kill Jesus (see <a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a>). It also reflects the disbelief and skepticism of the people, who could not fathom why anyone would want to harm someone who performed miracles and taught with authority. This question underscores the theme of misunderstanding and opposition that Jesus faced throughout His ministry, as well as the fulfillment of prophetic suffering foretold in passages like <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of John, who is teaching in the temple during the Feast of Tabernacles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A diverse group of people present at the temple, including Jews from various regions, some of whom are skeptical or hostile towards Jesus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_feast_of_tabernacles.htm">The Feast of Tabernacles</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' wilderness journey, during which Jesus is teaching.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/religious_leaders.htm">Religious Leaders</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the ones plotting against Jesus, which is a backdrop to the crowd's response.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, a central location for Jewish worship and festivals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/misunderstanding_of_jesus'_mission.htm">Misunderstanding of Jesus' Mission</a></b><br>The crowd's accusation reflects a common misunderstanding of Jesus' mission and identity. We must seek to understand Jesus through the lens of Scripture and the Holy Spirit's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>The crowd's response illustrates spiritual blindness. We should pray for discernment and clarity to recognize God's work in our lives and the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hostility_towards_truth.htm">Hostility Towards Truth</a></b><br>Jesus faced hostility for speaking the truth. As followers of Christ, we should be prepared to face opposition when standing for biblical truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_context.htm">The Importance of Context</a></b><br>Understanding the context of Jesus' teachings and the cultural background of the time can help us better interpret Scripture and apply it to our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_accusations.htm">Responding to Accusations</a></b><br>Jesus' calm and composed response to false accusations serves as a model for us. We should respond to criticism with grace and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jesus_escape_the_mob.htm">How did Jesus simply walk away from a mob intent on killing him (Luke 4:28-30)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_women_told_about_jesus'_body.htm">Were the women informed about Jesus' body's fate? Yes, by a young man/angels (Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4; Matthew 28:7). No, Mary found the tomb empty and was confused (John 20:2).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_herod_want_john_the_baptist_dead.htm">Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:5) No. It was Herodias, the wife of Herod who wanted to kill him. But Herod knew that he was a righteous man and kept him safe (Mark 6:20)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_only_john_mentions_lazarus_plot.htm">Why does John 12:9-11 uniquely mention a plot to kill Lazarus, yet no other Gospel writer reports it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">The people.</span>--They know that the rulers have sought for Him (<a href="/john/7-11.htm" title="Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?">John 7:11</a>), but are not aware of their intention to kill Him. When this is referred to, it is "by some of them of Jerusalem" (<a href="/john/7-25.htm" title="Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?">John 7:25</a>). These pilgrims know how far from their own thoughts is any such idea, and they think that its presence in His thoughts must be the work of a demon. (Comp. Note on <a href="/matthew/11-18.htm" title="For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a devil.">Matthew 11:18</a>.) They utter this, not in hostility, but in wonder that He can think so.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-24.</span> - <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> <span class="accented">Treatment of the ignorance and insolence of the multitude.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The multitude,</span> who broke out in angry and ignorant remonstrance, <span class="cmt_word">answered</span> (and said). <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast a</span> <span class="cmt_word">daemon. Who is seeking to kill thee?</span> Thou must have some evil spirit tormenting thee with such cruel and melancholy foreboding (cf. <a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48</a>; <a href="/john/10-20.htm">John 10:20</a>). This was an outburst of insolent and ignorant amazement on their part, that One who taught so wonderfully "should imagine what they deem a moral impossibility and dark delusion" (Meyer). The design rankling in the hearts of the authorities was too well known to our Lord, and, not deigning to notice the interruption and the insult, he continued - <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/7-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“You have</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχεις</span> <span class="translit">(echeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a demon,”</span><br /><span class="grk">Δαιμόνιον</span> <span class="translit">(Daimonion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> </span><span class="str2">An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowd</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλος</span> <span class="translit">(ochlos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀπεκρίθη</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrithē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Who</span><br /><span class="grk">τίς</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is trying</span><br /><span class="grk">ζητεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(zētei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to kill</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκτεῖναι</span> <span class="translit">(apokteinai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You?”</span><br /><span class="grk">σε</span> <span class="translit">(se)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/7-20.htm">NT Gospels: John 7:20 The multitude answered You have a demon! 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