Mark 2:7

Τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ βλασφημὶας τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Τί
G5101
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
οὗτος
G3778 D-NSM
houtos
the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
  • this
οὕτως
G3779 ADV
houtō
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
  • in this manner, thus, so
λαλεῖ
G2980 V-PAI-3S
laleō
to talk, i.e., utter words
  • to utter a voice or emit a sound
    • "to speak
    • to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
      • "to utter articulate sounds
    to talk"to utter, tell"to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
    • to speak
βλασφημὶας
G988
blasphēmia
vilification (especially against God)
  • slander, detraction, speech injurious, to another's good name
    • "impious and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty
τίς
G5101 I-NSM
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
δύναται
G1410 V-PNI-3S
dynamai
to be able or possible
  • to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favorable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom
    • "to be able to do something"to be capable, strong and powerful
ἀφιέναι
G863 V-PAN
aphiēmi
to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
  • to send away
    • to bid going away or depart
      • of a husband divorcing his wife
      to send forth, yield up, to expire"to let go, let alone, let be
      • to disregard
        • "to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
        • of teachers, writers and speakers
        to omit, neglect
      to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit"to give up, keep no longer
    to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person"to leave, go way from one
    • in order to go to another place
      • "to depart from any one"to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned"to desert wrongfully"to go away leaving something behind"to leave one by not taking him as a companion"to leave on dying, leave behind one"to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining"abandon, leave destitute
ἁμαρτίας
G266 N-APF
hamartia
a sin (properly abstract)
  • equivalent to 264
    • to be without a share in
      • "to miss the mark"to err, be mistaken"to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honor, to do or go wrong"to wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin
    that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act"collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
εἰ
G1487 CONJ
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
μὴ
G3361 PRT-N
mē
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
εἷς
G1520 A-NSM
heis
one
  • one
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
θεός
G2316 N-NSM
theos
a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism)
  • a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
    • "the Godhead, trinity
    • God the Father, the first person in the trinity
      • "Christ, the second person of the trinity"Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
    spoken of the only and true God
    • refers to the things of God
      • "his counsels, interests, things due to him
    whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
    • God's representative or viceregent
      • of magistrates and judges

Τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ βλασφημὶας τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός
7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Cross References

Isaiah 43:25

אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מֹחֶה פְשָׁעֶיךָ לְמַעֲנִי וְחַטֹּאתֶיךָ לֹא אֶזְכֹּֽר׃
25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Luke 5:21

καὶ ἤρξαντο διαλογίζεσθαι οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι λέγοντες Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὃς λαλεῖ βλασφημίας τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ μόνος ὁ θεός
21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Daniel 9:9

לַֽאדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ הָרַחֲמִים וְהַסְּלִחוֹת כִּי מָרַדְנוּ בּֽוֹ׃
9
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Micah 7:18

מִי-אֵל כָּמוֹךָ נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וְעֹבֵר עַל-פֶּשַׁע לִשְׁאֵרִית נַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא-הֶחֱזִיק לָעַד אַפּוֹ כִּֽי-חָפֵץ חֶסֶד הֽוּא׃
18
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Luke 7:49

καὶ ἤρξαντο οἱ συνανακείμενοι λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Τίς οὗτός ἐστιν ὃς καὶ ἁμαρτίας ἀφίησιν
49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

John 20:20

καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν κύριον
20
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

Psalms 130:4

כִּֽי-עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵֽא׃
4
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

John 10:33

ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες Περὶ καλοῦ ἔργου οὐ λιθάζομέν σε ἀλλὰ περὶ βλασφημίας καὶ ὅτι σὺ ἄνθρωπος ὢν ποιεῖς σεαυτὸν θεόν
33
The 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.

Job 14:4

מִֽי-יִתֵּן טָהוֹר מִטָּמֵא לֹא אֶחָֽד׃
4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

Matthew 9:3

καὶ ἰδού τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Οὗτος βλασφημεῖ
3
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

Mark 14:64

ἠκούσατε τῆς βλασφημίας· τί ὑμῖν φαίνεται οἱ δὲ πάντες κατέκριναν αὐτὸν εἶναι ἔνοχον θανάτου
64
Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

Matthew 26:65

τότε ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς διέῤῥηξεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ λέγων ὅτι Ἐβλασφήμησεν· τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων ἴδε νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν βλασφημίαν αὐτοῦ
65
Then 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.

John 10:36

ὃν ὁ πατὴρ ἡγίασεν καὶ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Βλασφημεῖς ὅτι εἶπον Υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ εἰμι
36
Say of ye him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
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