Passage
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?”Exodus 4:11
John 10:21 (WEB)
Nearby Context
John 10:19 Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.
John 10:20 Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
John 10:21 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?”Exodus 4:11
John 10:22 It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.
John 10:23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "others", "said", "sayings", "possessed", "demon", "possible", and "open". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "others" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Many of them said He has a..." into verse 22's "It was the Feast of the Dedication...", so "others" and "said" 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 "others" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.