Mark 3:28
26 And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27 Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
30 Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
- KJV
- Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
- WEB
- “Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
- ASV
- Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
- DARBY
- Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches [with] which they may speak injuriously;
- BLB
- Truly I say to you⁺ that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, as many as they may blaspheme.
- ÅB
- Sannelig sier jeg dere: Alle synder skal bli menneskenes barn tilgitt, og alle bespottelser som de taler;
- OTB
- Sannelig, jeg sier dere, mennesker kan bli tilgitt alle sine synder og hva enn blasfemier de ytrer,
- B1930
- Sannelig sier jeg eder: Alle synder skal bli menneskenes barn forlatt, og alle bespottelser som de taler;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:10
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
Read in contextMatthew 12:31–32
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Read in context1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
Read in contextMark 3:28–30
Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
Read in contextHebrews 6:4–8
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Read in contextHebrews 10:26–31
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
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