Mark 2:6 meaning and explanation

But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

Mark 2:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The scribes were trained interpreters of the law of Moses, and here they sit in the crowded house in Capernaum, watching Jesus teach and then hearing him tell the paralytic that his sins are forgiven. Their reaction is silent and internal: they reason in their hearts that only God can forgive sins, so Jesus must be blaspheming.

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