And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
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Gill's Exposition
And behold, certain of the Scribes said within themselves,.... And of the Pharisees also, as Luke says; for there were at this time Pharisees and doctors of the law, who were come out of every town of…
Barnes' Notes
This man blasphemeth - The word “blaspheme” originally means to speak evil of anyone; to injure by words; to blame unjustly. When applied to God, it means to speak of him unjustly; to ascribe to him…
The first words of this chapter oblige us to look back to the close of that which precedes it, where we find the Gadarenes so resenting the loss of their swine, that they were disgusted with Christ's…
When Jesus said "Thy sins have been forgiven thee" the young man did not immediately rise (see Mat 9:9). Instantly the scribes thought with a sneer "this fellow blasphemes," i. e. pretends to a divine…
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