Jesus Knows their Hostile Thoughts
Jesus Knows their Hostile Thoughts Excerpt Immediately (euthys; cf . 1:10) Jesus perceived in His spirit (inwardly; cf . 14:38) their hostile thoughts and He confronted them directly with pointed counter questions (a rhetorical device in Rabbinic debate; cf . 3:4; 11:30; 12:37). The scribes expected a physical healing, but Jesus pronounced the man’s sins … forgiven. They probably thought that a pronouncement of forgiveness was easier than one of healing because healing was visible and immediately verifiable . Grassmick, John D. “ Mark .” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures. Ed. J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2 . Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 112. Print.