Font Size
Matthew 12:31-33
New King James Version
Matthew 12:31-33
New King James Version
The Unpardonable Sin(A)
31 “Therefore I say to you, (B)every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, (C)but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who (D)speaks a word against the Son of Man, (E)it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
A Tree Known by Its Fruit(F)
33 “Either make the tree good and (G)its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
Read full chapter
Matthew 12:31-33
English Standard Version
Matthew 12:31-33
English Standard Version
31 (A)Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but (B)the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word (C)against the Son of Man (D)will be forgiven, but (E)whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in (F)this age or in the age to come.
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
33 (G)“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, (H)for the tree is known by its fruit.
Read full chapter
Matthew 12:31-33
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 12:31-33
New American Standard Bible
31 “(A)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (B)And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (C)this age or in the age to come.
Words Reveal Character
33 “Either [a]assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or [b]assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for (D)the tree is known by its fruit.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 12:33 Lit make
- Matthew 12:33 Lit make
Matthew 12:31-33
New International Version
Matthew 12:31-33
New International Version
31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(A) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(B) or in the age to come.(C)
33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(D)
Matthew 12:31-33
New Living Translation
Matthew 12:31-33
New Living Translation
31 “So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.
33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
Read full chapter
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.