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Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
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What is This Sin?
Commentators agree that the unforgivable sin, in its original context, was witnessing the undeniable miracles of Jesus, performed by the Holy Spirit, and then deliberately and maliciously attributing that power to Satan. It was not a sin of ignorance but a conscious rejection of God's manifest power, revealing a heart in a state of ultimate rebellion.
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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 …
19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
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…
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“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
What the words Neither in the present life mean, Mark briefly explains by saying that those who have spoken against the Spirit are exp…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man By whom is meant, not any man, as Grotius thought, but the Lord…
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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…
