John 8:48

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

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  • John 7:20 : 20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?
  • John 8:52 : 52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
  • John 4:9 : 9 The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.
  • John 10:20 : 20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
  • John 13:13 : 13 You give me the name of Master and Lord: and you are right; that is what I am.
  • Rom 15:3 : 3 For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.
  • Heb 13:13 : 13 Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.
  • Jas 2:19 : 19 You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
  • Isa 53:3 : 3 Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
  • Matt 10:5 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
  • Matt 12:24 : 24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.
  • Matt 12:31 : 31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
  • Matt 15:7 : 7 You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

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    49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

  • John 8:52-53
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    52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

    53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

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    20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

  • John 8:43-47
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    43 Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

    44 You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

    45 But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.

    46 Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

    47 He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

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    20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

    21 Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

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    33 And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

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    35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

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    32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

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  • Mark 1:23-24
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    23 And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,

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    9 The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.

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    34 But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • Mark 3:22
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    22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • John 2:18
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    18 Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

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    29 And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

    30 Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.

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    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

    35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

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    41 You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.

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    30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

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    24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

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    30 And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

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    57 Then the Jews said to him, You are not fifty years old; have you seen Abraham?

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    28 And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

  • Mark 5:7-8
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    7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

    8 For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

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    18 For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

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    28 And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

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    34 Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.

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    36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

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    36 And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

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