Mark 2:7,16
Mark 2:6-7 The Message (MSG)
Some religion scholars sitting there started whispering among themselves, “He can’t talk that way! That’s blasphemy! God and only God can forgive sins.”
Mark 2:15-16 The Message (MSG)
Later Jesus and his disciples were at home having supper with a collection of disreputable guests. Unlikely as it seems, more than a few of them had become followers. The religion scholars and Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company and lit into his disciples: “What kind of example is this, acting cozy with the misfits?”
Mark 2:7 King James Version (KJV)
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Mark 2:16 King James Version (KJV)
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark 2:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Mark 2:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 2:7 New Century Version (NCV)
“Why does this man say things like that? He is speaking as if he were God. Only God can forgive sins.”
Mark 2:16 New Century Version (NCV)
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with the tax collectors and “sinners,” they asked his followers, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 2:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God?
Mark 2:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark 2:7 New International Version (NIV)
“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Mark 2:16 New International Version (NIV)
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 2:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Mark 2:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 2:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”
Mark 2:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When the scribes [belonging to the sect] of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the sinners [including non-observant Jews] and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 2:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
“What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
Mark 2:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?”
Mark 2:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Who does he think he is to speak this way? This is blasphemy for sure! Only God himself can forgive sins!”
Mark 2:16 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But when the religious scholars and the Pharisees found out that Jesus was keeping company and dining with sinners and tax collectors, they were indignant. So they approached Jesus’ disciples and said to them, “Why is it that someone like Jesus defiles himself by eating with sinners and tax collectors?”