King James Version (KJV)
Luke 5:21
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
Verse in context — Luke 5
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And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus.
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And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, ‹Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.›
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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, ‹What reason ye in your hearts?›
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‹Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?›
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