Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
KJV
καὶ ἤρξαντο οἱ συνανακείμενοι λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· τίς οὗτός ἐστιν, ὃς καὶ ἁμαρτίας ἀφίησιν;
Greek NT
Et cœperunt qui simul accumbebant, dicere intra se : Quis est hic qui etiam peccata dimittit ?
Vulgate
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?
ASV
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
συνανάκειμαι
sunanakeimai
verb · 7×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἁμαρτία
amartia
noun · 173×
ἄρχομαι
archomai
verb · 85×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2712Contemplative prayer is the prayer of the child of God, of the forgiven sinner who agrees to welcome the love by which he is loved and who wants to respond to it by loving even more.8 But he knows that the love he is returning is poured out by the Spirit in his heart, for everything is grace from God. Contemplative prayer is the poor and humble surrender to the loving will of t…
Cross-references
- Luke 5:20 — And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- Luke 5:21 — And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
- Mark 2:7 — Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
- Mark 2:7 — Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
- Matt 9:3 — And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
- Matt 21:10 — And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?