John 8:48 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:48-53

John 8:48-53. Then answered the Jews, Say we not well Have we not just cause to say; Thou art a Samaritan An enemy to our church and nation; and hast a devil? Art possessed by a proud and lying spirit? The Jews and Samaritans bearing a mortal hatred to one another on account of religion, it happened, that in common language, Couthi, or Samaritan, was used to signify, not merely a Samaritan by country, but one by principle and disposition; and so denoted oft-times an inveterate enemy to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:31-59

91. True freedom; true sonship (John 8:31-59)Jesus used an illustration from slavery to show the people how he could help them in their need. They all knew that slaves could not free themselves. The only person who could free them was the owner of the house in which the slave worked, or the owner’s son, acting on his father’s authority. The Jews were slaves, in bondage to sin and unable to free themselves. The only one who could free them was God, acting through his Son Jesus. They would find... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:48

devil = demon. Greek daimonion. Compare John 7:20 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:48

The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?It seems nearly incredible that they should have resorted to any such vilification as this in pressing their claims. to righteousness. They meant, "We are not children of the devil; you are the one who has a demon."Samaritan ... was a gross racial epithet reserved for persons utterly hated (see under John 4:7). For a list of ten such slanders against Jesus, see my Commentary on Luke, Luke 9:19. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:48-49

John 8:48-49. Thou art a Samaritan, &c.— The Jews and Samaritans bore a mortal hatred to each other on account of religion, as we have frequently observed: hence it came to pass, that in common language, Couthi, or Samaritan, was used to signify not merely a Samaritan, but a bad man by principle and disposition; and so denoted frequentlyan inveterate enemy to the Jewish nation and religion, and a man of wicked morals. Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil. As it was highly provoking to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:48

48-51. Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?—What intense and virulent scorn! (See Hebrews 12:3). The "say we not well" refers to Hebrews 12:3- :. "A Samaritan" means more than "no Israelite at all"; it means one who pretended, but had no manner of claim to the title—retorting perhaps, this denial of their true descent from Abraham. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:12-59

5. The light of the world discourse 8:12-59Following Jesus’ claim to be the water of life (John 7:37-38), official opposition against Him intensified considerably. The following sections of this Gospel trace this rising opposition. While some believed on Jesus, most of His own people rejected Him (cf. John 1:11-12). This section of the text deals with Jesus’ claim to be the Light of the World and the controversy it generated. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:48

Since the Jews could not refute Jesus’ challenge they resorted to verbal abuse (cf. John 7:52). Perhaps they called Him a Samaritan because He had questioned their ties to Abraham. This may have been a Samaritan attack against the Jews as well. [Note: Bruce, p. 199; J. Bowman, "Samaritan Studies," Bulletin of John Rylands University Library of Manchester 40:2 (March 1958):306-8.] Perhaps they also said this because He took a lax view of the tenets of Judaism as they understood them. This is the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:48-59

The violent response of Jesus’ critics 8:48-59 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:1-59

The Feast of Tabernacles Continued. Christ the Light of the WorldJohn 7:53 to John 8:11. The woman taken in adultery. All modern critics agree that this section is no original part of the Fourth Gospel. It is not in the author’s style; it breaks the sequence of our Lord’s discourses, and is omitted by most of the ancient authorities. Probably it is an authentic apostolic tradition inserted here to illustrate the principle of John 8:15. Some MSS place it at the end of the Gospel. The incident... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 8:48-53

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 8:31-59

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 8:48

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 8:48

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 8:48-49

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 8:48

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:12-59

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:48

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 8:48-59

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 8:1-59

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