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Gospel of Mark 2:7

τί οὗτος οὕτω λαλεῖ βλασφημίας; τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός;

  1. τί
    what
    something
  2. οὗτος
    this
  3. οὕτω
    thus
  4. λαλεῖ
    speaks
  5. βλασφημίας
    blasphemies
    blasphemy, slanders
  6.  
    ;
     
  7. τίς
    someone
    who
  8. δύναται
    is able
  9. ἀφιέναι
    to release
    to forgive
  10. ἁμαρτίας
    sin
    sins
  11. εἰ
    if
  12. μὴ
    not
  13. εἷς
    into
  14. the
  15. Θεός
    God
  16.  
    ;
     

Why does this man speak blasphemies thus? Who is able to forgive sins if not God alone?