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Mark 3:28–30

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28•I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins band whatever blasphemies cthey may blaspheme. 29But whoever blasphemes dagainst the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ebut is •guilty fof an eternal sin” gh— 30because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” i

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Footnotes

  1. •This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk, and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you; in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.
  2. b3:28 All things will be forgiven the sons of men
  3. •The liability to be punished for a fault, a sin, an act, or an omission unless there is forgiveness or atonement; the term normally concerns an objective fact, not a subjective feeling.
  4. g3:29 Other read is subject to eternal judgment

Cross references

  1. c3:28–30 Mt 12:31–32; Lk 12:10
  2. d3:29 Ac 7:51
  3. e3:29 Heb 6:4–6; 10:26–29; 1Jn 5:16
  4. f3:29 Mk 14:64
  5. h3:29 1Jn 5:16
  6. i3:30 Lk 11:24

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”

He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies they utter. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.” He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, however much they blaspheme. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.