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 …

Neither in this world, neither in the world to come — The distinction was not quite the same for our Lord’s Jewish listeners as it…

Why should a word be spoken against Jesus? Yet many words are spoken against Him, and He forgives.

But when it comes to willfully confoundin…

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 …

What the words Neither in the present life mean, Mark briefly explains by saying that those who have spoken against the Spirit are exp…

And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man
By whom is meant, not any man, as Grotius thought, but the Lord…

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…