Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Seeing this, certain experts in the law of Moses said to themselves, "This man is speaking against God."
New American Standard Bible
And some of the scribes said
King James Version
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Holman Bible
At this, some of the scribes said among themselves, “He’s blaspheming!”
International Standard Version
Then some of the scribes told themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"
A Conservative Version
And behold, some of the scholars said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
American Standard Version
And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Amplified
And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes [by claiming the rights and prerogatives of God]!”
Anderson New Testament
And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves: This man talks impiously.
Bible in Basic English
And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.
Common New Testament
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"
Daniel Mace New Testament
whereupon certain of the scribes said within themselves, this man blasphemes.
Darby Translation
And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes.
Godbey New Testament
And behold, certain ones of the scribes said among themselves; This man blasphemeth.
Goodspeed New Testament
Some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is talking blasphemy!"
John Wesley New Testament
And behold certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Julia Smith Translation
And behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves, This defames.
King James 2000
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"
Modern King James verseion
And lo, some of the scribes said within themselves, This one blasphemes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And, behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves, "This man blasphemeth."
Moffatt New Testament
Some scribes said to themselves, "The man is talking blasphemy!"
Montgomery New Testament
And behold! certain scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming."
NET Bible
Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"
New Heart English Bible
And at once some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."
Noyes New Testament
And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man is blaspheming.
Sawyer New Testament
And behold some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! certain of the scribes, said within themselves, - This man, speaketh profanely!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then some of the teachers of the Law said to themselves: "This man is blaspheming!"
Webster
And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Weymouth New Testament
"Such language is impious," said some of the Scribes among themselves.
Williams New Testament
Then some of the scribes said to themselves, "He is a blasphemer."
World English Bible
Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."
Worrell New Testament
And, behold, some of the scribes said among themselves, "This Man is blaspheming! "
Worsley New Testament
Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,
Youngs Literal Translation
And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, 'This one doth speak evil.'
Themes
Blindness » Instances of » Scribes
Capernaum » Miracles of jesus performed at
Falsehood » Instances of » Jewish leaders » Falsely accusing » Blasphemy
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » Heals the paralyzed man
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a paralyzed man (at capernaum)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Heals the paralyzed man
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 9:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Paralytic Healed
2 [Upon His arrival] they brought to Him a man afflicted with a paralytic disease, [being carried on his cot. See Mark 2:3]. When Jesus saw [the evidence of] their faith [i.e., the man's four friends breaking open the roof and lowering him through it. See Mark 2:4-5], He said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up, your sins are forgiven." 3 Seeing this, certain experts in the law of Moses said to themselves, "This man is speaking against God." 4 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus said, "Why are you having such evil thoughts in your minds?
Cross References
Matthew 26:65
Then the head priest tore at his clothing [i.e., as an expression of frustration], saying, "He has spoken against God [i.e., by claiming Deity for Himself]. What additional need do we have for witnesses? Look, you [yourselves] have now heard him speaking against God.
Matthew 7:29
for he taught like a person who had authority, instead of like their experts in the law of Moses.
Mark 2:6-7
But certain experts in the law of Moses, who were sitting there, began reasoning in their minds,
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of people's hearts, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, extramarital affairs,
Mark 14:64
You [yourselves] have heard him speaking against God. What do you people think [i.e., about such statements]?" And they all condemned Him as deserving the death penalty.
Luke 5:21
Then the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees began to reason [in their minds], saying, "Who is this man who speaks things against God [i.e., by claiming the ability to forgive sins]? Who can forgive sins except God only?"
Luke 7:39-40
Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who touched him and what kind of a woman she was --- a sinner."
John 10:33-36
The Jews answered Him, "We are not stoning you for a good deed, but for your abusive speech [i.e., about God], and because you are claiming to be God, even though you are [only] a man."
Acts 6:11-13
Then they enlisted men to say [i.e., to testify falsely against Stephen, verse 13], "We heard him criticizing Moses and [even] God."