Mark 2:6-8 There were some scribes sitting there pondering and saying to themselves,

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ There were some scribes sitting there pondering and saying to themselves, ⁷ "Why does this man talk so? This is blasphemy. Who can forgive sins but God alone?" ⁸ Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds?