Mark 2:7 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁷ Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Why does this Man talk like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins [remove guilt, remit the penalty, and bestow righteousness instead] except God alone?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God?

Common English Bible

⁷ “Why does he speak this way? He’s insulting God. Only the one God can forgive sins.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ "Why is this man speaking in this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"

Mark 2:7 Cross References

Isaiah 43:25

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Luke 5:21

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

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Luke 7:49

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

Psalm 130:4

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

John 10:33

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Mark 14:64

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

Matthew 9:3

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

John 10:36

say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

Mark 2:6

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Mark 2:8

And immediately, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?