Neville Goddard on John 10:19-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 10 in context

Scripture Focus

19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

John 10:19-21

Biblical Context

John 10:19-21 depicts a division among the Jews over Jesus’ sayings: some label him devil or mad, and others insist that his words prove he is not insane. They note the paradox of a man who “opens the eyes of the blind.”

Neville's Inner Vision

Within every mind a council contends when new possibilities arise. The Jews in John 10:19–21 are not distant observers but inner states—one side crying that the speaker is possessed, the other affirming that such power cannot come from madness. The “devil” accusation is the mind projecting resistance; the claim that the man cannot be possessed by a devil is the trust that truth is real even when fear clings to familiar thought. The opening of the blind’s eyes is the symbol of inner awakening: perception shifts when imagination aligns with the I AM within. Do not fight the debate; use it. In your innermost I AM, affirm that truth is your state of consciousness and that imagination is the power behind perception. The apparent division dissolves as you claim the vision as yours—you become both speaker and observer, and your inner sight is opened by accepting that you are the reality your senses reveal.

Practice This Now

Assume you are the voice that speaks and the eye that sees; revise to say 'I am the eye-opening I AM' and feel the truth of inner sight as already real.