And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
By this they hasten the sentence of death, for it was commanded in the law, that whoever blasphemed God should be punished with death.
As if to say, OPharisees' since you say, Who can forgive sins, but God alone? I answer you, Who can search the secrets of the heart, but God alone, Who says by His prophet, I am the Lord. that search the hearts, and tries the reins.