And those who were reclining at the [dinner] table with Him began saying among themselves, “Who is this person who can even forgive sins?”
And so it happened, as Jesus was having a meal at Matthew’s house, a number of [other] tax collectors and worldly people came to sit down with Him and His disciples.
Seeing this, certain experts in the Law of Moses said to themselves, “This man is speaking against God.”
“Why does this man talk this way? He is speaking against God. Who can forgive sins except one, that is, God?”