Matthew 12:30-32 New English Translation

³⁰Whoever is not with me is against me,^[a] and whoever does not gather with me scatters.^[b] ³¹For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy,^[c] but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. ³²Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven.^[d] But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,^[e] either in this age or in the age to come.

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Matthew 12:30 sn Whoever is not with me is against me. The call here is to join the victor. Failure to do so means that one is being destructive. Responding to Jesus is the issue.
Matthew 12:30 sn For the image of scattering, see Pss. Sol. 17:18.
Matthew 12:31 tn Grk “every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men.”
Matthew 12:32 tn Grk “it will be forgiven him.”
Matthew 12:32 tn Grk “it will not be forgiven him.”sn Whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. This passage has troubled many people, who have wondered whether or not they have committed this sin. Three things must be kept in mind: (1) the nature of the sin is to ascribe what is the obvious work of the Holy Spirit (e.g., releasing people from Satan’s power) to Satan himself; (2) it is not simply a momentary doubt or sinful attitude, but is indeed a settled condition which opposes the Spirit’s work, as typified by the religious leaders who opposed Jesus; and (3) a person who is concerned about it has probably never committed this sin, for those who commit it here (i.e., the religious leaders) are not in the least concerned about Jesus’ warning.

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