Mark
Mark 2:6–7
6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, 7“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Mark 2:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| some | τινες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| scribes | γραμματέων | grammateōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| were | Ἦσαν | Ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| sitting | καθήμενοι | kathēmenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| there | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| thinking | διαλογιζόμενοι | dialogizomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1260 I reason, debate, consider |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| hearts | καρδίαις | kardiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
Mark 2:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| this | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| speak | λαλεῖ | lalei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| like this | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| He is blaspheming | βλασφημεῖ | blasphēmei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G987 I speak evil against, blaspheme |
| 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 | ἀφιέναι | aphienai | Verb - Present 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 | εἷς | heis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 2:6 Luke 5:21–22 · Mark 8:17
Mark 2:7 Isaiah 43:25 · Daniel 9:9 · Micah 7:18 · Luke 5:21 · Luke 7:49 · John 20:20–23 · John 10:33 · Job 14:4 · Psalm 130:4 · Mark 14:64 · Matthew 9:3 · Matthew 26:65
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.