Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
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Barnes' Notes
Who is this ... - A very pertinent question. Who could he be but God? Man could not do it, and there is no wonder that they were amazed.
When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his narrative so much as the other evangelists do; but it comes in here, upon occasion…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
began to say within themselves His words caused a shock of surprised silence which did not as yet dare to vent itself in open murmurs.