Marcos 2:8

8 En ese mismo instante supo Jesús en su espíritu que esto era lo que estaban pensando.—¿Por qué razonan así? —les dijo—.

Marcos 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 2:8

And immediately, when Jesus perceived in his Spirit
"His own Spirit", as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read; not his human soul, nor the holy Spirit of God, though both may be said to be his Spirit; but his divine nature, in and by which he knew all things, even the most sacred thoughts of men's hearts: and as soon as ever the above thoughts were conceived in the minds of the Scribes and Pharisees, they were perceived by him, and told to them,

that they so reasoned within themselves; he said unto them, why
reason ye these things in your hearts?
thereby reproving them, not for reasoning and concluding in their own minds, that none but God can forgive sins; but for imputing blasphemy to him, for pronouncing this man's sins pardoned; he being God, as well as man, of which his knowing the thoughts and reasonings of their minds might have been a convincing proof.

Marcos 2:8 In-Context

6 Estaban sentados allí algunos maestros de la ley, que pensaban:

7 «¿Por qué habla este así? ¡Está blasfemando! ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados sino solo Dios?»

8 En ese mismo instante supo Jesús en su espíritu que esto era lo que estaban pensando.—¿Por qué razonan así? —les dijo—.

9 ¿Qué es más fácil, decirle al paralítico: “Tus pecados son perdonados”, o decirle: “Levántate, toma tu camilla y anda”?

10 Pues para que sepan que el Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados —se dirigió entonces al paralítico—: