Passage

John 10.23

Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

21. Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? 22. And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:

23. it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's porch.

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. 25. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me. (John 10:21-25, ASV)

WEB

21. Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?” 22. It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.

23. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.

The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25. Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me. (John 10:21-25, WEB)

KJV

21. Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? 22. And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

23. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. ^{make: or, hold us in suspense} 25. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. (John 10:21-25, KJV)

YLT

21. others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?' 22. And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

23. and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,

the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.' 25. Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me; (John 10:21-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

G2424 - Iesous, Iesous, Strong's G2424

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Johannine Authorship of the Fourth Gospel

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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