Mark 2:8
And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, 'Why these things reason ye in your hearts?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7'Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one — God?'
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17'And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.
Proverbs 15:26An abomination to Jehovah [are] thoughts of wickedness, And pure [are] sayings of pleasantness.
Isaiah 55:7Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.
Matthew 9:4And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, 'Why think ye evil in your hearts?
Luke 5:22And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, 'What reason ye in your hearts?
Luke 7:39And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, 'This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind [is] the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'
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 →