Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 2 of Mark. The healing of the paralytic begins with a statement about the forgiveness of sins. Mark thus presents an authority in Jesus that goes beyond physical healing and provokes the questioning of those who believe that such prerogative belongs to God alone.
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Wie redet dieser solche Gotteslästerung? Wer kann Sünden vergeben denn allein Gott?
Decían: ¿Por qué habla éste así? Blasfemias dice. ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados, sino solo Dios?
«¿Por qué habla este así? ¡Está blasfemando! ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados sino solo Dios?».
Comment cet homme parle-t-il ainsi? Il blasphème. Qui peut pardonner les péchés, si ce n'est Dieu seul?
Perchè pronunzia costui bestemmie in questa maniera? chi può rimettere i peccati, se non il solo Dio?
Por que diz este assim blasfêmias? Quem pode perdoar pecados, senão Deus?
「這個人為甚麼這樣說呢?他說褻瀆的話了。除了上帝一位之外,誰能赦罪呢?」
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