John Gill's Exposition on John 10:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And many of them said, he hath a devil, and is mad, etc.] It was a notion of the Jews, that madness or distraction was from the devil, and therefore these two are here joined together, having a devil, and being mad: there is a spirit which they call Tazazith, and which, they say f459, is an evil spirit that takes away the understanding of men; and under the influence of such a “demon”, the Jews thought Christ to be: and therefore say, why hear ye him? he is a lunatic, he is distracted, he is a madman; how can you bear to hear such ranting blasphemous stuff, which no man in his, senses would ever utter? nor is anything he says to be regarded, since he is not in his right mind; but is under the power and influence of some evil spirit, which instills these wild and frantic notions into him, and puts him upon venting them; but surely no sober man will ever heed to them.

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