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Luke 7:49 Cross-References
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“And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?”
Luke 7:49 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? This question follows Jesus' declaration to the sinful woman, "Thy sins are forgiven" (v. 48). The phrase "sat at meat" (συνανακείμενοι, synanakeimenoi, "reclining together") indicates the dinner guests at Simon the Pharisee's house. Their internal questioning—"within themselves" (ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, en heautois)—mirrors the scribes' and Pharisees' earlier response to Jesus forgiving the paralytic: "Who can forgive sins, but God alone?" (5:21). The present participle "forgiveth" (ἀφίησιν, aphiēsin)...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 7:49
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“he said to him”
“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?”
“some of the scribes said to themselves”