Matthew 9:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

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  • Matt 26:65 : 65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:
  • Mark 2:6-7 : 6 But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?
  • Mark 7:21 : 21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
  • Mark 14:64 : 64 His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.
  • Luke 5:21 : 21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
  • Luke 7:39-40 : 39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner. 40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.
  • John 10:33-36 : 33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God. 34 In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods? 35 If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken), 36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
  • Acts 6:11-13 : 11 Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing. 12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin, 13 And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:
  • Lev 24:16 : 16 And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.
  • Matt 7:29 : 29 for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

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  • Mark 2:5-10
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    5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

    6 But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

    7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

    8 And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

    9 Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?

    10 But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

  • Luke 5:20-23
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    20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.

    21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

    22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

    23 Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

  • Matt 9:4-6
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    4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

    5 For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

    6 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

  • Luke 7:49
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    49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

  • Mark 9:16
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    16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?

  • Matt 9:2
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    2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • Mark 3:28-30
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    28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

    29 But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

    30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

  • Mark 3:22
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    22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • John 9:16
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    16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

  • Luke 6:7-8
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    7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

    8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

  • Mark 3:2
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    2 And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

  • John 10:36
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    36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

  • Mark 3:4-5
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    4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

    5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

  • Matt 9:8
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    8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

  • Luke 14:3
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    3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

  • Matt 26:65
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    65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

  • Matt 12:31
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    31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

  • Mark 9:14
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    14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

  • Matt 9:11
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    11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

  • Luke 12:10
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    10 And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

  • Mark 14:64
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    64 His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

  • Mark 15:29
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    29 And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

  • Matt 12:9-10
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    9 And he went from there into their Synagogue:

    10 And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

  • Matt 9:34
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    34 But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • Mark 2:24
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    24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 16:15
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    15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • Mark 2:16
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    16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

  • John 9:40
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    40 These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?

  • Matt 27:41
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    41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • Luke 20:39
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    39 And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.

  • Luke 18:9
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    9 And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

  • Luke 15:2
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    2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

  • Matt 12:2
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    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

  • Luke 22:65
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    65 And they said a number of other evil things against him.

  • Luke 11:15
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    15 But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.