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“Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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25 I alone am the one
    who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
    and I will not remember your sins.(A)

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25 “I, even I, am he who blots out
    your transgressions,(A) for my own sake,(B)
    and remembers your sins(C) no more.(D)

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God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love

18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
    and passing over the transgression
    of the remnant of his possession?
He does not retain his anger forever
    because he delights in showing steadfast love.(A)

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18 Who is a God(A) like you,
    who pardons sin(B) and forgives(C) the transgression
    of the remnant(D) of his inheritance?(E)
You do not stay angry(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(G)

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To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, but we have rebelled against him(A)

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The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,(A) even though we have rebelled against him;(B)

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21 Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, “Who is this who is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.(A) 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”(B) 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”(C)

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20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.(A) The disciples were overjoyed(B) when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!(C) As the Father has sent me,(D) I am sending you.”(E) 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(F) 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”(G)

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49 But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

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49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

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But there is forgiveness with you,
    so that you may be revered.(A)

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But with you there is forgiveness,(A)
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(B)

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Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
    No one can.(A)

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Who can bring what is pure(A) from the impure?(B)
    No one!(C)

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33 The Jews answered, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, though only a human, are making yourself God.”(A)

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33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(A)

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64 You have heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?” All of them condemned him as deserving death.(A)

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64 “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

They all condemned him as worthy of death.(A)

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65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.(A)

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65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(A) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

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Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”

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At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”(A)

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