Mark 2:8

⁸But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

Mark 2 presents a series of five conflict narratives that establish the growing tension between Jesus and the religious authorities. Jesus heals a paralytic, declaring his authority to forgive sins, calls Levi the tax collector, and then defends his disciples for not fasting and for