ACC ~ Mark 2 v7a

THE SCRIBES’ ENTANGLEMENT

CHRYSOSTOM: They persecuted Jesus not only because he broke the Sabbath but also because he said that God was his Father, making himself equal with God, [1] which is a far more drastic declaration. He confirmed this through his own actions. … The scribes themselves had devised this definition. [2] They themselves had introduced the precept. They themselves had interpreted the law. But he proceeded to entangle them in their own words. In effect he said: It is you yourselves who have confessed that forgiveness of sins is given to God alone. THE PARALYTIC LET DOWN THROUGH THE ROOF 6. [3]

[1] Jn 5:16-18.

[2] That only God can forgive.

[3] TLG 2062.063, 51.59.19-23,35-39; NPNF 1 9:218**.