Mark 2:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 [a]Now some of the scribes were sitting there asking themselves, 7 “Why does this man speak that way?[b] He is blaspheming. Who but God alone can forgive sins?”(A) 8 Jesus immediately knew in his mind what they were thinking to themselves, so he said, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?
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- 2:6 Scribes: trained in oral interpretation of the written law; in Mark’s gospel, adversaries of Jesus, with one exception (Mk 12:28, 34).
- 2:7 He is blaspheming: an accusation made here and repeated during the trial of Jesus (Mk 14:60–64).
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