Luke 5:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
Luke 5:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 5:2124 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἤρξαντοērxantoreign
(rule) over
διαλογίζεσθαιdialogizesthaicast in mind, consider, dispute
οἱhoithe
γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribe, town-clerk
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPharisee
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ΤίςTisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ὃςhoswho / which
λαλεῖlaleipreach, say, speak (after)
βλασφημίαςblasphēmiasblasphemy, evil
speaking, railing
τίςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)
ἀφεῖναιapheinaicry, forgive, forsake
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
μόνοςmonosonly / alone
ὁhothe
θεόςtheosGod
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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