Luke
Luke 5:21
21But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| scribes | γραμματεῖς | grammateis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαῖοι | Pharisaioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| began | ἤρξαντο | ērxanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G756 I begin |
| thinking to themselves | διαλογίζεσθαι | dialogizesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G1260 I reason, debate, consider |
| Who | Τίς | Tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| this | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| speaks | λαλεῖ | lalei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| blasphemy | βλασφημίας | blasphēmias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G988 abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy |
| Who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| forgive | ἀφεῖναι | apheinai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| sins | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
| but | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| God | Θεός | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| alone | μόνος | monos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3441 only, solitary, desolate |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 43:25 · Mark 2:6–7 · Acts 6:11–13 · Luke 7:49 · John 10:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.