The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”
Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.
But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”
“What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”