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Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
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The Unforgivable Sin Defined
Commentators agree the "blasphemy against the Spirit" is not a careless word or a moment of doubt. It is the specific, willful, and malicious act of attributing the undeniable miracles of the Holy Spirit to the power of Satan. The Pharisees saw God's power in Jesus but, as scholars note, consciously chose to call it demonic, rejecting the clear truth in full awareness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
But the blasphemy against the Spirit (η δε του πνευματος βλασφημια). Objective genitive. This is the unpardonable sin. In 32 we ha…
19th Century
Anglican
The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
A better translation is against the Spirit, as the word “Holy” is not found i…
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Baptist
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…
“And so” ties the statements about blasphemy against the Spirit (v.31) to the preceding verse. But the transition cannot easily be readily grasped …
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore I say to you. This inference should not be confined to the clause immediately preceding, but depends on the whole discourse. Hav…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
