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Joh 8:48 King James Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?--What intense and virulent scorn! (See Heb 12:3). The "say we not well" refers to Joh 7:20. "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.
 
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20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.