Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” New Living Translation But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?” English Standard Version And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” Berean Standard Bible On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” Berean Literal Bible And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This one blasphemes!" King James Bible And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. New King James Version And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!” New American Standard Bible And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” NASB 1995 And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This fellow blasphemes.” NASB 1977 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This fellow blasphemes.” Legacy Standard Bible And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.” Amplified Bible And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes [by claiming the rights and prerogatives of God]!” Christian Standard Bible At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “He’s blaspheming! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible At this, some of the scribes said among themselves, “He’s blaspheming!” American Standard Version And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. Contemporary English Version Some teachers of the Law of Moses said to themselves, "Jesus must think he is God!" English Revised Version And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then some of the scribes thought, "He's dishonoring God." Good News Translation Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, "This man is speaking blasphemy!" International Standard Version Then some of the scribes told themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!" Majority Standard Bible On seeing this, some of the 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 look, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, “This One speaks evil.” Berean Literal Bible And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This one blasphemes!" Young's Literal Translation And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, 'This one doth speak evil.' Smith's Literal Translation And behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves, This defames. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth. Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, “He is blaspheming.” New American Bible At that, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” New Revised Standard Version Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSome of the scribes said among themselves, This man blasphemes. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But some of the Scribes said among themselves, “This man blasphemes.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd behold, some of the scribes said within themselves: This man talks impiously. Godbey New Testament And behold, certain ones of the scribes said among themselves; This man blasphemeth. Haweis New Testament And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. Mace New Testament whereupon certain of the scribes said within themselves, this man blasphemes. Weymouth New Testament "Such language is impious," said some of the Scribes among themselves. 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Heals a Paralytic…2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” 3On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” 4But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?… Cross References Mark 2:6-7 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, / “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Luke 5:21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” John 10:33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.” Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.” Matthew 26:65 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. John 5:18 Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. John 8:59 At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area. Acts 6:11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” Acts 7:57-58 At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. / They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. Leviticus 24:16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death. Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Psalm 32:1-2 Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. Psalm 103:3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, Daniel 7:13-14 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Treasury of Scripture And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes. certain. Matthew 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Mark 2:6,7 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, … Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, This. Matthew 26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 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. Mark 14:64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. Jump to Previous Blasphemes Blasphemeth Blaspheming Evil Fellow Impious Language Respect Scribes Speak Teachers Themselves WithinJump to Next Blasphemes Blasphemeth Blaspheming Evil Fellow Impious Language Respect Scribes Speak Teachers Themselves WithinMatthew 9 1. Jesus heals a paralytic9. calls Matthew from the receipt of custom; 10. eats with tax collectors and sinners; 14. defends his disciples for not fasting; 20. cures the sick woman; 23. raises Jairus' daughter from death; 27. gives sight to two blind men; 32. heals a mute man possessed of a demon; 36. and has compassion on the multitude. On seeing this This phrase indicates the reaction of the scribes to the actions of Jesus. The context here is crucial; Jesus had just declared the paralytic's sins forgiven, which was a divine prerogative. The Greek word for "seeing" (ἰδόντες, idontes) implies not just physical sight but also perception and understanding. The scribes' perception was clouded by their preconceived notions of religious law and authority, highlighting the spiritual blindness that often accompanies legalism. some of the scribes said to themselves 'This man is blaspheming!' Parallel Commentaries ... Greek On seeing this,Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. some τινες (tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. scribes γραμματέων (grammateōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary. said εἶπαν (eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. themselves, ἑαυτοῖς (heautois) Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. “This [man] Οὗτος (Houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is blaspheming!” βλασφημεῖ (blasphēmei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 987: From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously. Links Matthew 9:3 NIVMatthew 9:3 NLT Matthew 9:3 ESV Matthew 9:3 NASB Matthew 9:3 KJV Matthew 9:3 BibleApps.com Matthew 9:3 Biblia Paralela Matthew 9:3 Chinese Bible Matthew 9:3 French Bible Matthew 9:3 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 9:3 Behold some of the scribes said (Matt. Mat Mt) |