Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”
And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
“Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”