Luke 7:49
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And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

Who.

Luke 5:20,21 Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. . . .

Matthew 9:3 And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.

Mark 2:7 Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?

Context
A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
48And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee. 49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe. Go in peace.…
Cross References
Matthew 9:10
And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

Luke 5:21
And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Lexicon
But
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

those
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

at the table
συνανακείμενοι (synanakeimenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4873: To recline at table with. From sun and anakeimai; to recline in company with.

began
ἤρξαντο (ērxanto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.

to say
λέγειν (legein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

themselves,
ἑαυτοῖς (heautois)
Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

“Who
Τίς (Tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

this
οὗτός (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

who
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

forgives
ἀφίησιν (aphiēsin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.

sins?”
ἁμαρτίας (hamartias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.


Additional Translations
But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

And those reclining began to say within themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

And they that were with [them] at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

And they that sat at table with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

Then the other guests began to say to themselves, "Who can this man be who even forgives sins?"

Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, 'Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'
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