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The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

Luke 5:21 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીલૂક ૫:૨૧
તે સાંભળીને શાસ્ત્રીઓ તથા ફરોશીઓ અંદરોઅંદર વિચાર કરીને કહેવા લાગ્યા કે, ‘આ દુર્ભાષણ કરનાર કોણ છે? એકલા ઈશ્વર સિવાય બીજું કોણ પાપની માફી આપી શકે છે?’”
हिन्दीलूका ५:२१
तब शास्त्री और फरीसी विवाद करने लगे, “यह कौन है, जो परमेश्वर की निन्दा करता है? परमेश्वर को छोड़ कौन पापों की क्षमा कर सकता है?”

In context

19Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus.

20Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

21The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

22But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

23Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?

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