"And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This {man} blasphemeth." — Matthew 9:3

Matthew 9:3 · KJV

“And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This {man} blasphemeth.”

— Matthew 9:3

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.

Verse 4

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

Matthew 9 — Context

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

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.

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This {man} blasphemeth.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

For whether is easier, to say, {Thy} sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

Cross References

Matthew 26:65

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

Leviticus 24:16

And 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 5:21

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Mark 2:6-7

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

Mark 14:64

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

Luke 7:39-40

Now 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 10:33-36

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.

Acts 6:11-13

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and {against} God.