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Matthew 12:30-37
King James Version
Matthew 12:30-37
King James Version
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 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.
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
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Matthew 12:30-37
New International Version
Matthew 12:30-37
New International Version
30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(A) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(B) 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(C) or in the age to come.(D)
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.(E) 34 You brood of vipers,(F) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(G) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(H)
Matthew 12:30-37
English Standard Version
Matthew 12:30-37
English Standard Version
30 (A)Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 (B)Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but (C)the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word (D)against the Son of Man (E)will be forgiven, but (F)whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in (G)this age or in the age to come.
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
33 (H)“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, (I)for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (J)You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, (K)when you are evil? (L)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 (M)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, (N)on the day of judgment (O)people will give account for (P)every careless word they speak, 37 for (Q)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Matthew 12:30-37
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 12:30-37
Christian Standard Bible
30 Anyone who is not with me is against me,(A) and anyone who does not gather with me scatters. 31 Therefore,(B) I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy,(C) but the blasphemy against[a] the Spirit will not be forgiven.[b] 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man,(D) 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 one to come.(E)
A Tree and Its Fruit
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit will be good, or make the tree bad[c] and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.(F) 34 Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow(G) of the heart. 35 A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.(H) 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment(I) people will have to account(J) for every careless[d] word they speak.[e] 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Matthew 12:30-37
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 12:30-37
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Unpardonable Sin
30 (A)He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 “(B)Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (C)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 (D)this age or in the age to come.
Words Reveal Character
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for (E)the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (F)You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak [c]what is good? (G)For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. 35 (H)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 (I)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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