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

5Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” 6But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” 8Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? 9Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, 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 all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?” “Guilty!” they all cried. “He deserves to die!”
• Matthew 9:3But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”
• Matthew 26:65Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy.
• John 10:33They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”
• Job 14:4Who can bring purity out of an impure person? No one!
• Psalms 130:4But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
• Isaiah 43:25“I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.
• Daniel 9:9But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
• Micah 7:18Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.
• Luke 5:21But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
• Luke 7:49The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”
• John 20:20As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy 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