Luke 7:49 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:49

But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

BSB

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ASV

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

KJV

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Who is this ... - A very pertinent question. Who could he be but God? Man could not do it, and there is no wonder that they were amazed.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The deeply interesting narrative contained in these verses, is only found in the Gospel of Luke. In order to see the full beauty of the story — we should read, in connection with it, the eleventh chapter of Matthew. We shall then discover the striking fact that the woman whose conduct is here recorded, most likely owed her conversion to the well-known words, "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden — and I will give you rest."

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἤρξαντο	ērxanto	began	G757 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
συνανακείμενοι	sunanakeimenoi	reclining	G4873 →
λέγειν	legein	to say	G3004 →
ἐν	en	within	G1722 →
ἑαυτοῖς·	he'autois	themselves;	G1438 →
τίς	tis	Who	G5101 →
οὗτός	houtos	this	G3778 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
καὶ	kai	even	G2532 →
ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	sins	G266 →
ἀφίησιν;	aphiēsin	forgives?	G863 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 2:7
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
leads to
- 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?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 43:25
  I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Daniel 9:9
  To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him
- Micah 7:18
  Who 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?
- John 20:20–23
  After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Through
Matthew 9:3
On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
leads to
- Matthew 26:65
  At 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.
- Leviticus 24:16
  Whoever 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…
- John 10:33–36
  “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.”

About Luke

The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

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04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Luke