Mark 2:7

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Mark 2:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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KJV

King James Version

Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

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WEB

World English Bible

“Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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ASV

American Standard Version

Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

“Why does this [One] speak thus? He blasphemes! Who is able to forgive sins except One—God?”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Mark 2

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

⁶ But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

⁷ “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

⁸ At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

⁹ “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

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