sin” (Mark 3:29 R.V.). To quote Weymouth’s translation of Mark 3:29, 30, “Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, he remains unabsolved: he is guilty of a sin of the ages. This was because they said, ‘He is possessed by a foul spirit.’ ” For some reason, unexplained, this particular sin of blasphemy against the Spirit was outside the sphere of forgiveness. The word “satan” means “adversary.” As another has suggested, these Pharisees became eternal adversaries, eternal “satans,” and were forever