Matthew 12:31
Therefore I say to you, that all sins and contumelies shall be forgiven to men; but the contumely which is against the Spirit, shall not be forgiven to men.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
30He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me actually scattereth.
Cross References
Mark 3:28Verily I say to you: All sins, and the blasphemies that men may utter, may be forgiven them:
Acts 7:51O ye stiff of neck, and uncircumcised in their heart, and in their hearing; ye do always set yourselves against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, so also ye.
Hebrews 6:4But they who have once descended to baptism, and have tasted the gift from heaven, and have received the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 10:29how much more, think ye, will he receive capital punishment, who hath trodden upon the Son of God, and hath accounted the blood of his covenant, by which he is sanctified, as the blood of all men, and hath treated the Spirit of grace with contumely?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38
The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →