KJV King James Version
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.
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Matthew 9:3
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, ‘This one doth speak evil.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 9
1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
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Matthew 26:65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.Leviticus 24:16And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, [and] all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be put to death.Luke 5:21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?Mark 14:64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.Mark 2:6-7But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,Luke 7:39-40Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw [it], he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman [this is] that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.John 10:33-36The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.Matthew 7:29For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,Acts 6:11-13Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
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