⁴⁹ The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”

²⁰ Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”

²¹ But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”

⁷ “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”

³ But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”