MATTHEW 12:32 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.”
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. The distinction between speaking against the Son of Man (forgivable) and speaking against the Holy Spirit (unforgivable in this age or the age to come) communicates the severity of the Pharisees' charge. Speaking against the Son of Man — failing to recognize Jesus, misunderstanding his identity — can be forgiven; deliberately attributing the Spirit's evident work to Satan is the sin that closes the door on forgiveness because it rejects the very means by which forgiveness comes.
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