Mark 2:8

And, ofen ort (immediately), having had daas in his ruach that in this way they were thinking, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Why are you considering such things in your levavot?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

In Context

7Why is this one speaking thus? He is guilty of Chillul Hashem gidduf (Desecration of the Name, blasphemy). Who is able to grant selicha (forgiveness) to averos (sins) except Hashem? + 2:7 Isa 43:25

9Which is easier? To say to the paralytic, Your averos are granted selicha, or to say, Stand and pick up your mat and walk?

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, Elohai, that Thou doth test the levav, and hast pleasure in meisharim (integrities, uprightness, equity). As for me, in the yosher levavi I have made freewill offerings of all these things, and now have I seen with simchah Thy people, which are present here, willingly offer freewill offerings unto Thee.

Proverbs 15:26The thoughts of the rah are a to'evah to Hashem, 1 but the words of the tehorim (pure ones) are pleasant. 1

Isaiah 55:7Let the rasha forsake his derech, 1 and the ish aven his machshevot; 1 and let him return unto Hashem, 1 and He will have rachamim upon him; 1 and to Eloheinu, for He will abundantly pardon. 1

Matthew 9:4And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, reading their minds, said, Why are you thinking ra'ah (evil) in your levavot (hearts)?

Luke 5:22But he having had daas of their machshavot (thoughts), said to them in reply, Why are you reasoning in your levavot?

Luke 7:39But when the Parush who had invited Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw this, he said to himself, If this one were a navi, he would have had daas who and what sort of isha is touching him, because she is an isha chotet (woman of sin).

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:2-13

The Healing of a Paralytic. 1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let… Read the whole commentary →

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