Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
Parallel translations
- KJV And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
- BSB But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
- NKJV And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
- NASB And then those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying to themselves, “Who is this Man who even forgives sins?”
- NLT The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”
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Cross-references · 3
- Luke 5:20–21Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
- Mark 2:7“Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- Matt 9:3Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
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