"Whydoes this manspeakthat way?He is blaspheming;whocanforgivesinsbut Godalone?"
"Whocan makethe cleanout of the unclean?Noone!
But there is forgivenesswith You, That You may be feared.
"I, even I, am the one who wipesout your transgressionsfor My own sake,And I will not rememberyour sins.
"To the Lordour God[belong] compassionand forgiveness,for we have rebelledagainst Him;
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
Thenthe high priesttorehis robesand said,"He has blasphemed!Whatfurtherneeddo we haveof witnesses?Behold,you have nowheardthe blasphemy;
And someof the scribessaidto themselves,"This[fellow] blasphemes."
"You have heardthe blasphemy;howdoes it seemto you?" And they allcondemnedHim to be deservingof death.
But someof the scribeswere sittingthereand reasoningin their hearts,
ImmediatelyJesus,awarein His spiritthat they were reasoningthat waywithinthemselves,saidto them, "Whyare you reasoningabout these thingsin your hearts?
The scribesand the Phariseesbeganto reason,saying,"Whois this[man] whospeaksblasphemies?Whocanforgivesins,but Godalone?"
Thosewho were reclining[at the table] with Him beganto sayto themselves,"Whois this[man] whoevenforgivessins?"
The JewsansweredHim, "For a goodworkwe do not stoneYou, but for blasphemy;and becauseYou, beinga man,makeYourselfout [to be] God."
do you sayof Him, whomthe Fathersanctifiedand sentinto the world,'You are blaspheming,'becauseI said,I amthe Sonof God'?
