But the blasphemy against the Spirit (η δε του πνευματος βλασφημια). Objective genitive. This is the unpardonable sin. In 32 we ha…

In this passage, and in Mark 3:28-30, Jesus states the awful nature of the sin they had committed. That sin was the sin against the Holy Ghost. It …

The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost

A better translation is against the Spirit, as the word “Holy” is not found i…

Here is a solemn warning for these slanderous Pharisees. The sin of reviling the Spirit of God and imputing His work to Beelzebub is a very great o…

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had refuted the Pharisees by explaining His own actions, and He now proceeds to terrify them. Fo…

“And so” ties the statements about blasphemy against the Spirit (v.31) to the preceding verse. But the transition cannot easily be readily grasped …

Therefore I say to you. This inference should not be confined to the clause immediately preceding, but depends on the whole discourse. Hav…

Therefore I say to you
This shows, that what follows is occasioned by what the Pharisees had said, concerning the mi…

Here is a gracious assurance of the pardon of all sin on gospel terms. Christ in this has set an example for people, to be ready to forgive words s…

Above, the Lord refuted those who were slandering both His doctrine and His life; here, however, He refutes those who disparage His miracles. And f…