²¹ The scribes and the Pharisees ^(A)began thinking of the implications, saying, “^(B)Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? ^(C)Who can forgive sins, except God alone?”

²⁵ Once the head of the house gets up and ^(A)shuts the door, and you begin standing outside and knocking on the door, saying, ‘^(B)Lord, open up to us!’ and He then will answer and say to you, ‘^(C)I do not know where you are from.’ ²⁶ Then you will ^(D)begin saying, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’

⁹ and the one who invited you ^[a]both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then ^(A)in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place.