Luke 7:49

THE MESSAGE

That set the dinner guests talking behind his back: "Who does he think he is, forgiving sins!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

King James Version (1611)
And they that sate at meat with him, began to say within themselues, Who is this that forgiueth sinnes also?

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

English Standard Version
Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

New American Standard Bible
And then those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying to themselves, "Who is this Man who even forgives sins?"

New Century Version
The people sitting at the table began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

Amplified Bible
Those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this man who even forgives sins?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this man who even forgives sins?"

Berean Standard Bible
But those at the table began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

Contemporary English Version
Some other guests started saying to one another, "Who is this who dares to forgive sins?"

Complete Jewish Bible
At this, those eating with him began saying among themselves, "Who is this fellow that presumes to forgive sins?"

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

Easy-to-Read Version
The people sitting at the table began to think to themselves, "Who does this man think he is? How can he forgive sins?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they that sate at table with him, began to say within themselues, Who is this that euen forgiueth sinnes?

George Lamsa Translation
Then the guests began to say within themselves, Who is this man, who forgives even sins?

Good News Translation
The others sitting at the table began to say to themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

Lexham English Bible
And those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

Literal Translation
And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

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

Bible in Basic English
And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

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

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But they who reclined said among themselves, Who is this who also sins forgiveth ?

Murdock Translation
And they that were reclining, began to say in themselves: Who is this, that even forgiveth sins?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they that sate at meate with hym, began to say within them selues, Who is this that forgeueth sinnes also?

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that saten to gider at the mete, bigunnen to seie with ynne hem silf, Who is this that foryyueth synnes.

Update Bible Version
And those that sat to eat with him began to say to themselves, Who is this that even forgives sins?

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

New English Translation
But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

New King James Version
And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

New Living Translation
The men at the table said among themselves, "Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?"

New Life Bible
Those who were eating with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this Man Who even forgives sins?"

New Revised Standard
But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they who were reclining together, began to be saying within themselves - Who is, this, that, even forgiveth sins?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

Revised Standard Version
Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they yt sate at meate with him beganne to saye within them selves: Who is this which forgeveth synnes also?

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then they that sat at the table with him, beganne to saye within them selues: What is he this, that forgeueth synnes also?

Mace New Testament (1729)
but they who sat at table with him, began to ask one another, who is this, that pretends even to forgive sins?

Simplified Cowboy Version
The other guests that were there started asking, "Who is this guy who thinks he can forgive sins?"

Contextual Overview

³⁶One of the Pharisees asked him over for a meal. He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down at the dinner table. Just then a woman of the village, the town harlot, having learned that Jesus was a guest in the home of the Pharisee, came with a bottle of very expensive perfume and stood at his feet, weeping, raining tears on his feet. Letting down her hair, she dried his feet, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfume. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man was the prophet I thought he was, he would have known what kind of woman this is who is falling all over him." ⁴⁰ Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Oh? Tell me." ⁴¹"Two men were in debt to a banker. One owed five hundred silver pieces, the other fifty. Neither of them could pay up, and so the banker canceled both debts. Which of the two would be more grateful?" ⁴³Simon answered, "I suppose the one who was forgiven the most." "That's right," said Jesus. Then turning to the woman, but speaking to Simon, he said, "Do you see this woman? I came to your home; you provided no water for my feet, but she rained tears on my feet and dried them with her hair. You gave me no greeting, but from the time I arrived she hasn't quit kissing my feet. You provided nothing for freshening up, but she has soothed my feet with perfume. Impressive, isn't it? She was forgiven many, many sins, and so she is very, very grateful. If the forgiveness is minimal, the gratitude is minimal." ⁴⁸ Then he spoke to her: "I forgive your sins." ⁴⁹ That set the dinner guests talking behind his back: "Who does he think he is, forgiving sins!" ⁵⁰ He ignored them and said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Who: Luke 5:20, Luke 5:21, Matthew 9:3, Mark 2:7

Reciprocal: Matthew 21:10 - Who

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they that sat at meat with him,.... Other Pharisees that sat at Simon's table with Christ, whom he had invited as guests, on this occasion of seeing and conversing with Jesus; or some of Simon's family, that sat down to eat with him;

began to say within themselves; that is, either thought and reasoned in their own minds, or whispered among themselves:

who is this that forgiveth sins also? who not content to transgress the traditions of the elders, by admitting a sinful woman to touch him, but assumes that to himself which is peculiar to God, to forgive sin: this they said, not as wondering at him, what manner of person he must be, that with such authority pronounced the forgiveness of sin, as Grotius thinks; but rather as offended with him, and filled with indignation against him, and so censuring and reproaching him for wickedness and blasphemy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who is this ... - A very pertinent question. Who could he be but God? Man could not do it, and there is no wonder that they were amazed.