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-- because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."
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The Reason for the Warning
Commentators agree that this verse is Mark's direct explanation for Jesus' stern warning about the unforgivable sin. The scribes had just witnessed a miracle performed by the Holy Spirit and, instead of giving glory to God, they maliciously claimed Jesus was empowered by a demon. This accusation was the immediate trigger for Jesus' teaching.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the Scribes, etc. See Barnes on Matthew 12:24-32.
The occasion of their saying this was that He had healed a man possessed with…
19th Century
Anglican
Because they said.—This, it will be noted, is peculiar to Saint Mark. It is as though he intended to explain to his readers what i…
Jesus follows this story with a solemn pronouncement: forgiveness is available for all the sins and blasphemies of humans except for blasphemy agai…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because they, said, he has an, unclean spirit . ] They charged Christ with having a devil, and his miracles with bei…
It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to break the devil's power; and it was as plain that casting him out of the bodies o…
