He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
NMVBecause they said, He has an unclean Spirit [Ruach].
OJBFor they were saying, He has a ruach hatumah (an unclean spirit).
TCENTHe said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
T4TJesus told them that because they refused to admit that the Holy Spirit was helping him to expel demons. Instead, they were saying, “An evil spirit is controlling him!”