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Berean Standard Bible

““Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?””

Mark 2:7

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Four friends have lowered a paralyzed man through a roof, and Jesus responds by telling him his sins are forgiven. Some scribes sitting nearby are troubled by this and begin to question it silently.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

World English Bible (WEB)

“Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

King James Version (KJV)

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Why does this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one -- God?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Decían: ¿Por qué habla éste así? Blasfemias dice. ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados, sino solo Dios?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«¿Cómo se atreve a hablar así? ¡Eso es una blasfemia! ¡Dios es el único que puede perdonar los pecados!».

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