But those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man that even forgives sins?”
Later, as Jesus reclined at the table in Matthew's house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and reclined with him and his disciples.
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
“Why does this man speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”