Mark 2:7

Good News Translation

“How does he dare talk like this? This is blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!”

Cross References

Job 14:4

Nothing clean can ever come from anything as unclean as human beings.

Psalm 130:4

But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you.

Isaiah 43:25

And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.

Daniel 9:9

You are merciful and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.

Micah 7:18

There is no other god like you, O Lord; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.

Matthew 26:65

At this the High Priest tore his clothes and said, “Blasphemy! We don't need any more witnesses! You have just heard his blasphemy!

Matthew 9:3

Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, “This man is speaking blasphemy!”

Mark 14:64

You heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?” They all voted against him: he was guilty and should be put to death.

Mark 2:6

Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves,

Mark 2:8

At once Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, “Why do you think such things?

Luke 5:21

The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to say to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks such blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!”

Luke 7:49

The others sitting at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”

John 10:33

They answered, “We do not want to stone you because of any good deeds, but because of your blasphemy! You are only a man, but you are trying to make yourself God!”

John 10:36

As for me, the Father chose me and sent me into the world. How, then, can you say that I blaspheme because I said that I am the Son of God?