Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

Matthew 12

22 w Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. 23 x And all the people were amazed, and said, x "Can this be the Son of David?" 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, y "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons." 25 z Knowing their thoughts, a he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, b by whom do c your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28 But if it is d by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then e the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or f how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed g he may plunder his house. 30 h Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 i Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but j the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word k against the Son of Man l will be forgiven, but j whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in m this age or in the age to come.

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 12:22 - 24
    Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
    Luke 11:14 - 15
    Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
    Matthew 9:32 - 34
    As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 12:22 - 24
    Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
    Luke 11:14 - 15
    Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.
  3. Cross References
    John 4:29
    "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?"
    John 7:26
    And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?
    John 7:31
    Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?
    Matthew 9:27
    And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David.
  4. Cross References
    John 4:29
    "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?"
    John 7:26
    And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?
    John 7:31
    Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?
    Matthew 9:27
    And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 3:22
    And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.
    Matthew 10:25
    It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 9:4
    But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 12:25 - 29
    Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
    Mark 3:23 - 27
    And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
    Luke 11:17 - 22
    But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
  8. Cross References
    Matthew 12:25 - 29
    Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
    Mark 3:23 - 27
    And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
    Luke 11:17 - 22
    But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
  9. Cross References
    Acts 19:13
    Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.
  10. Cross References
    2 Kings 2:7
    Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 12:18
    Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
  12. Cross References
    Matthew 19:24
    Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
    Matthew 21:31
    Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
    Matthew 21:43
    Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.
    Luke 17:21
    Nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
  13. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:24
    Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?
  14. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:12
    Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
  15. Cross References
    Luke 11:23
    Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
    Mark 9:40
    For the one who is not against us is for us.
    Luke 9:50
    But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.
  16. Cross References
    Matthew 12:31 - 32
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy w...
    Mark 3:28 - 30
    Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven ...
    Luke 12:10
    And everyone who speaks a word against the Son ...
    Hebrews 6:4 - 6
    For it is impossible, in the case of those who ...
    Hebrews 10:26
    For if we go on sinning deliberately after rece...
    1 John 5:16
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not...
  17. Cross References
    Acts 7:51
    You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
    Hebrews 10:29
    How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?
  18. Cross References
    Matthew 12:31 - 32
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
    Mark 3:28 - 30
    Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
  19. Cross References
    Matthew 11:19
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.
    John 7:12
    And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, "He is a good man," others said, "No, he is leading the people astray.
    John 9:24
    So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.
  20. Cross References
    1 Timothy 1:12 - 13
    I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service.
  21. Cross References
    Matthew 12:31
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
  22. Cross References
    Ephesians 1:21
    Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
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