Mark 2:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 2:6

4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

7 “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? ^aWho can forgive sins but God alone?”

8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

9 ^aWhich is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’?

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has¹ power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic,

Verse Comparison: Mark 2:6

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American Standard Version
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Amplified® Bible
Now some of the scribes were sitting there, holding a dialogue with themselves as they questioned in their hearts,

Contemporary English Version
Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were sitting there. They started wondering,

Darby English Version
But certain of the scribes were there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

Good News Bible
Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves,

International Standard Version
Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

King James Version
But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

New American Standard Bible
But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

New International Version
Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,

New King James Version
And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But some of the scribes sat there and reasoning in their hearts,

Young's Literal Translation
And there were certain of the scribes there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

New English Translation
Now some of the experts in the law¹ were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:²

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