Mark 2:7

Mark 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
• New International Version (NIV)“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Context of Mark 2:7

5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds: “Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? 9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?

Mark 2:7 word by word

τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ; βλασφημεῖ· τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• dothλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thusοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• blasphemiesβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• forgiveἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• butμήmē · notG3361
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• onlyεἷςheis · oneG1520

Cross-references for Mark 2:7

• Mark 14:64You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.
• Matthew 9:3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
• Matthew 26:65Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!
• John 10:33The Jewish leaders replied, “We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”
• Job 14:4Who can make a clean thing come from an unclean? No one!
• Psalms 130:4But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.
• Isaiah 43:25I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
• Daniel 9:9Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
• Micah 7:18There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.
• Luke 5:21Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
• Luke 7:49But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”
• John 20:20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Commentaries on Mark 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? - See this explained Matthew 9:3; (note), etc.Read the comment
• 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. 77. Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?--In this second question they expressed a great truth. (See Is 43:25; Mi 7:18; Ex 34:6, 7, &c.). Nor was their first question altogether unnatural, though in our Lord's sole case it was unfounded. That a man, to all appearances like one of themselves, should claim authority and power to forgive sins, they could not, on the first blush of it, but regard as in the last degree…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:7

• Blasphemy
• Falsehood
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sin
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• 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