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Mark 2:7

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Why is this guy talking like this? That's straight up blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins — who does he think he is?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The religious leaders were shook because Jesus was claiming to do something only God could do.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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