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Luke 5:21

But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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ASV

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

KJV

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004 →
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ὃςhoswhoG3739 →
λαλεῖlaleispeaksG2980 →
βλασφημίας;blasphēmiasblasphemies?G988 →
τίςtisWhoG5101 →
δύναταιdunataiis ableG1410 →
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsG266 →
ἀφεῖναιapheinaito forgiveG863 →
εἰeionlyG1487 →
μὴmēexceptG3361 →
μόνοςmonos[the] soleG3441 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
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Mark 2:7“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.Mark 2:6–7But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,Luke 7:49But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”Matthew 21:10When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”Matthew 15:1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. SelahJohn 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.”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.Acts 6:11–13Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”Matthew 9:6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.Leviticus 24:16Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.Psalms 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,Daniel 9:19O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”Psalms 130:4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.

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