KJV ORIGINAL
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The religious leaders and teachers started talking among themselves like, 'Who does this guy think he is, talking like that? That's straight up disrespectful to God. Only God himself can forgive sins.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The religious experts were shook because Jesus was doing something only God could do.
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