7 `Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one -- God?'
I -- I `am' He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.
and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, `Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'
`To the Lord our God `are' the mercies and the forgivenesses, for we have rebelled against Him,
Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?' and they all condemned him to be worthy of death,
The Jews answered him, saying, `For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'
of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?
and this having said, he shewed them his hands and side; the disciples, therefore, rejoiced, having seen the Lord. Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;' and this having said, he breathed on `them', and saith to them, `Receive the Holy Spirit; if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'
Who `is' a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He -- He delighteth `in' kindness.
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Chapter 2
In this chapter, we have,
All which passages we had before, Matthew 9 and 12.
Mar 2:1-12
Christ, having been for some time preaching about in the country, here returns to Capernaum his head-quarters, and makes his appearance there, in hopes that by this time the talk and crowd would be somewhat abated. Now observe,
Mar 2:13-17
Here is,
Mar 2:18-28
Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners: here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them out.
Two things Christ pleads in excuse of his disciples not fasting.
Observe,