Matthew 12:31-37
New American Standard Bible 1995
31 “(A)Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (B)Whoever [a]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever [b]speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (C)this age or in the age to come.
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33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for (D)the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (E)You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak [c]what is good? (F)For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. 35 (G)The good man brings out of his good treasure [d]what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure [e]what is evil. 36 But I tell you that every [f]careless word that people [g]speak, they shall give an accounting for it in (H)the day of judgment. 37 For [h]by your words you will be justified, and [i]by your words you will be condemned.”
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- Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:34 Lit good things
- Matthew 12:35 Lit good things
- Matthew 12:35 Lit evil things
- Matthew 12:36 Or useless
- Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
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