Mark 2:6

Mark 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
• New International Version (NIV)Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves,

Context of Mark 2:6

4And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7"Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 8And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question these things in your hearts?

Mark 2:6 word by word

ἦσαν δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐκεῖ καθήμενοι καὶ διαλογιζόμενοι ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• there wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• of the scribesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• sittingκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• reasoningδιαλογίζομαιdialogizomai · to discussG1260
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Mark 2:6

• Mark 8:17And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
• Matthew 16:7And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."
• Luke 5:21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
• 2 Corinthians 10:5We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

Commentaries on Mark 2:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 See this miracle explained in Matthew 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Matthew 9:2 by four men. Mark 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was probably in the large open area or hall in the center of the house. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. The people pressed into the area, and blocked up the door so that they could not have access to him. They uncovered the roof where he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Only God can forgive sins, yet Jesus had authority to do so (2:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. But there were certain of the scribes--"and the Pharisees" (Lu 5:21) sitting there--those Jewish ecclesiastics who, as Luke told us (Lu 5:17), "were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem," to make their observations upon this wonderful Person, in anything but a teachable spirit, though as yet their venomous and murderous feeling had not showed itself. and reasoning in their hearts.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:6

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Blaspheme
• Blasphemy
• Palsy
• Press
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to

Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings