John 10:19 (DBY)

Passage

There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

Nearby Context

John 10:17 On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.

John 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment of my Father.

John 10:19 There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

John 10:20 but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

John 10:21 Others said, These sayings are not [those] of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "division", "again", "jews", "account", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "division" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "No one takes it from me but..." into verse 20's "but many of them said He has...", so "division" and "again" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "division" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.