Jesus Heals a Paralytic
Mark 2:7
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- KJV
- Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
- WEB
- “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- ASV
- Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God?
- LSV
- “Why does this One thus speak evil words? Who is able to forgive sins except one—God?”
- YLT
- 'Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one — God?'
- DBY
- Why does this [man] thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?Elohim
- DRC
- Why doth this man speak thus? he blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?
- GNV
- Why doeth this man speake such blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read βλασφημεῖ (“He blasphemes”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read βλασφημίας (“blasphemy”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of οὕτως: Westcott–Hort: οὕτω.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: βλασφημεῖ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read βλασφημεῖ; Robinson–Pierpont read βλασφημίας.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ; βλασφημεῖ· τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός;
- RP2018
- Τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ βλασφημίας; Τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ θεός;
- TR-Boyd
- Τί οὗτος οὕτω λαλεῖ βλασφημίας; Τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ Θεός;
- SCR1894
- τι ουτος ουτως λαλει βλασφημιας τις δυναται αφιεναι αμαρτιας ει μη εις ο θεος
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him
- Luke 5:21But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Luke 7:49But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
- John 10:33“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”
- John 20:20–23After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” When He…
- Psalms 130:4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
- Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
- Mark 14:64You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
- Matthew 9:3On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
- Matthew 26:65At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
- John 10:36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
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